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December 25

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ 1 Comment

Yes, life is short, but you don’t have to rush it.

The Great Rigger

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz on satire in a time of Donald Trump. As I watched the US presidential election unfold, as though he was my president, I asked myself why? Why not the same attention paid to the Chinese, Russian, Indian, Turkish, German, French leadership elections. Well, some of them are fake processes. As one Egyptian … Continue reading The Great Rigger

Men of the Iron

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Here's a piece I wrote some time ago, but thought I'd revisit it after meeting a chap who loves to iron. And do housework. What a man! I’m not alone. There are other men like me. Men who love ironing. We meet, surreptitiously, suspiciously and sometimes out in the open. We talk in quiet, subdued … Continue reading Men of the Iron

Slogans, dogma and labels from the paths of resistance

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

The bad news is relentless. Let me briefly refer to two widely reported items and then offer some assistance to those of us who have to face deniers and resisters. Given I grew up in a fire prone area, first up is Greg Mullins, a former head of Fire and Rescue NSW and a self-proclaimed … Continue reading Slogans, dogma and labels from the paths of resistance

When laughs cost money

June 23, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

In the old days when my knees were good and my hair was funny, I worked as a standup comedian. It all started in the early 1980s when there was nowhere to do it and people like me worked night clubs, busker’s competitions, anywhere we could stand in front of people, talk and willingly accept … Continue reading When laughs cost money

The sad and sorry history of repetition

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Sadly, the America currently screening on our television sets, computers, and our phones, is not new to me. It reminds me of the America first revealed through radio, newspapers and stories, way back in the 1950s and 60s. Angry mobs running, rioting, looting, screaming at police and national guardsmen who sometimes shoot at, and kill … Continue reading The sad and sorry history of repetition

The strange and curious case of Mitchell Basta/Vasta

May 18, 2020June 1, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

For over two years now I have been taking calls for a Mitchell Basta, or Vasta. Who is he? No idea. Why am I taking his calls? Because, somehow, my mobile number has become his. At first, because the messages were pre-recorded with a pleasant female, foreign accented, voice and there was no one to … Continue reading The strange and curious case of Mitchell Basta/Vasta

Two wise men

April 23, 2020May 20, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Whenever authors release a new novel, my guess is there are always one or two individuals they would like to read the work, above all other readers. In my case, there were two, who, unfortunately, have both left us. The first was my father, Stan Doust, an avid reader, who once said to me: “Sometimes … Continue reading Two wise men

2020 the year of the book

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

Great year to release a book, she said. I laughed. I needed a laugh. Clearly, it is not a year for book releases – no launches, no public appearances, no signings. Doesn’t matter if it was the best book you ever wrote, the one to get you in the literary hall of fame. Anyway, there … Continue reading 2020 the year of the book

Debunking a myth

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 ~ Jon Doust ~ Leave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6wIcpdJyCI

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