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JA March 04

Hello Spikers,

Just a quick housekeeping note to say that Spike will be taking a short mini-break over the next fortnight or so. We’ll still be posting intermittently, so keep checking in, with full service to resume in two weeks hence.

This is also me (JA) signing off as official Meanjin cactus caretaker and passing the reins to the wonderful Sally Heath. Thanks to all who’ve read, commented and let me cross-post their words of wisdom over the past two years – it’s been truly grand. I’ll be moving on to further study for the rest of the year, and hopefully making a few awkward speeches at the launch of Cargo (out with Picador) in August. All the best to you and yours and hopefully we’ll bump shoulders on the interwebs soon.

Yours etc.

PS: Apparently, Fat Cactus is also some sort of Tex-Mex greasy food franchise over in Cape Town. Who’d’ve thought?


 

Comments

by phill
04 Mar 11 at 10:27

Three cheers for the ausome Jess!

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by Ben Eltham
04 Mar 11 at 10:34

Go Jess! Best of luck with your endeavours this year

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by Sam
04 Mar 11 at 10:34

as nsync so succinctly put it, so many years ago: bye bye bye bye (bye bye)

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by Damon Young
04 Mar 11 at 11:15

May your Cargo start a cult, Jess. And thanks for all the blogoodness.

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by plumeofwords
04 Mar 11 at 13:57

Thanks for all the wonderful posts here, and best of luck post-Meanjin. Can’t wait for Cargo (ever since reading ‘The Drowner’ I’ve been on the look out for more of your work), and may the experience of sending it out into the world be peachy. Cheers

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by tracy
04 Mar 11 at 17:33

Oh, I’ll be sad to see you go, but best of luck with your new ventures and adventures…especially with Cargo. Great title.

tc

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by Jess
04 Mar 11 at 18:03

Hey thanks so much guys! I’ve really loved blogging here and reading all your thoughts – classic case of someone who didn’t even know what a blog was a few years ago now turned web nerd. Could I possibly re-quote Sam’s quote of nsync now? Uh no.. I don’t think I will…

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by ile de re
15 Mar 11 at 3:09

i enjoyed reading that blog. all the best to you JA

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