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.
