A dreaded lurgy has me in its grip (should that be 'grippe'?) so I'm not even reading the newspapers. I spend most of the day in bed trying to kick the virus but since it's not in my respiratory tract, nor in my digestive tract, there's not much in the way of drugs to help.

Checking my university email account brings some interesting news, however. Cubby Fox, one of my classmates in Advanced Writing for the Media last semester, has had her long feature accepted by The Sydney Morning Herald. Cubby was always rather quiet than otherwise but she certainly could write.

The photo is also Cubby's. Mark Mordue, our tutor, spread the news.