Author Archives: Bob
No MLS Refectory Next Week
Because of a schedule fire drill in Ross House, I’ve decided to cancel next week’s (10 February) Refectory session. We’ll resume as scheduled on 17 February.
A Little Weirdness for the New Year: Kafka
The Czech author Franz Kafka has become a byword for much that is uncomfortable and obscure in literary modernism. His name is now a well-worn adjective used to describe works with a similar feel to Kafka’s excursions into the hinterlands of the … Continue reading
And So It Begins: The MLS Refectory 2016
The MLS Refectory series begins next week (27 January), at its usual day and hour, Wednesdays 1-2pm, though in the slightly more spacious surroundings of first-floor room 1.1 in Ross House. Here’s a PDF of the menu for the first … Continue reading
And They’re Off! First Confirmed Courses for 2016
Hi, everyone, and a very happy new year to you all. Here is a file containing the confirmed bookings for January-May of 2014. Confirmed Timetable for 2016 Courses There have been some changes. Ross house could not accommodate my long-course requests … Continue reading
My Beowulf Book Proceedeth Apace
I’m no graphic artist, but I’ve been having fun messing about with title-page formats for my first-draft-complete Beowulf book. And, finally, a title that does the job for me. Link to PDF mockup below. Title Page mk IV
First 2016 Courses Booked
I’m really pleased to announce it’s all happening! I’ve submitted room-booking requests for the courses listed in the schedule available via the link below. I’ve made a few adjustments to the timings. My recommendations for texts you’ll want to acquire … Continue reading
Here We Go Again
I’m back, and healthier than ever, thanks to the extraordinary staff at St Vincent’s Hospital. I’m about to book rooms for the courses I had to cancel in August, to run from late January or early February. Attached is the … Continue reading
Steppin’ Out
I’m undertaking my first public lecture, for my friends at the Melbourne Free University, with an improvised fugue on our media-driven notions of the heroic versus one version of the real deal I happen to have been working with closely over … Continue reading
Update and Looking Ahead to the New Year
Just to let you know, my recovery continues to leap from strength to strength. Got some advanced phsyio/rehab to get through starting today, but I feel strong as an ox most mornings. The trick will be to make that last all … Continue reading
All Is Well
I’m just home from hospital, where my op has exceeded expectations, and my recovery looks sets to break records too. Thank you all SO much for all your good will and support. I can’t wait to join you in Ross House … Continue reading