Author: Greg
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Hers Was A Hopeless Surrender
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) This story is part 5 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. There is a romance to allowing oneself to be pulled along by the perceived energies of the universe but it is akin to being enslaved by a master who is not interested […]
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The Interminable Vibrations Of Hipster Capitalism
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) This story is part 4 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. She had soured on Sydney and what she called the ‘interminable vibrations of hipster capitalism’. He was sure that he would never understand what she meant by this. She got a job […]
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They Stood And Populated A Moment
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) This story is part 3 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. She said she would return to Kiama on the weekend but he knew it was a lie. The train accelerated away from the platform and glided over Terralong Street en route to […]
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Five Years And Two Girlfriends Ago
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) This story is part 2 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. The next morning found them walking along the water in the general direction of the lighthouse. The beach at Bombo could be seen arcing into the haze that constituted the horizon on […]
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He Was Sure He Would Love Her
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) This story is part 1 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. The train would get to Kiama at just past three in the morning. He didn’t know this girl save for the aspects of her that were immediately obvious. Her hair was auburn […]
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“She would have laughed at this…”
This is the first post in what should be a fun project: I’ll be using my Instagram feed (@tovagreg) to share microfiction inspired by the photo I’ve posted. I’m not sure what will become of this, which is part of what makes it fun. Mostly the stories will be one-offs but there is certainly the possibility […]
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Don’t Rush To The Middle
Listening to comedians discuss their craft never ceases to fascinate me. In fact, I sometimes find it more interesting than watching their act. Sometimes. A great source of these discussions is the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, on which Jay Leno was recently a guest. Leno rolled out a few stories I have heard him tell in […]
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You Can Still Fix What “Ain’t Broke”
Part of the fun of moving away from home is confusing your new neighbors with the colloquialisms that you heard while growing up. Having done my growing up in the hills of West Virginia, I have quite a collection of such phrases and truisms that frequently raise eyebrows when I slip them into conversation here […]
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YouCo. Part 2: Strategy And Scenario Planning
This is the second in a series of posts I have lamely dubbed YouCo. I’m drawing on lessons from my graduate business studies to show how best practices from the business world can be applied at the most micro of levels: yourself. The first post considered how a mission and vision statement might be useful […]
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Define The Mission And Vision Of YouCo.
I recently completed my MBA at the University of Technology, Sydney. My own shift toward personal development coincided with the commencement of my graduate studies and the two simultaneous pursuits really played well off of one another for the duration of my course. Since putting the finishing touches on my coursework I’ve begun to synthesize […]