For anyone immune to the effects of counting sheep, umpteen cups of camomile or the swimmers choice Stilnox, stay tuned … I may have stumbled on an alternative solution.
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David Petrarca Justin Davies © The Ponder Room
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Take around 120 top class writers and drop them into a celestial sandstone university setting. Invite them to generously share their knowledge, every hour on the hour from 9.30am to 8pm. Give the audience a thirty minute window to briskly walk from one talk to the next. Repeat for three days. The result … a brain teaming with the collective wisdom of local and international writers, illustrators, producers, directors and philosophers.
Throw in …
A flat tyre – thanks to all the development happening near the airport;
An inability to get back into your house on the first night – due to four sets of recalcitrant powerlines.
And there you have it …
After three nights with less than 5 hours sleep, I’m working on the theory that you’re bound to encounter ‘the sleep of kings’ on the fourth night, hopefully. If you don’t hear from me for a few days you’ll know my hypothesis has been proven correct.
So to everyone who have asked ‘how was it?’ … check back in a day or two for all the news from this year’s Perth Writers Festival.
2 Comments
Perhaps this could help someone who nods off during the midday news, goes to bed and asleep at 10pm and then is awake at 2am.
Must attend the next writers Festival JB
Or you could go to a Jazz club if you’re already up at 2am, some of the laidback sounds might help. Good luck with that