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March 4, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

A Blank Page Never Hurt Anyone

A few days into a self-imposed Facebook exile – I’m pretty convinced I’m ditching it for good (most certainly ‘for good’) – I realise that so much of my posting was caught up in fear of the blank page. If you are writing – if you are a writer – you can justify the time-suck […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Blank Page Never Hurt Anyone, Blog, Facebook, Social Media, To follow all of my things check out the Linktree right here. And to subscribe to my Substack newsletter “Sounds Good” click here, Writer, Writing ·

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March 4, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

So Long Facebook, Thanks For All The Likes

I’m quitting Facebook. I’ve quit cigarettes (haven’t had one in 17 years, at my peak I smoked two packs a day). I’ve – more recently – quit drinking (just celebrated two years with a totally clear head). And I’m changing some my worst eating habits. No more second helpings, sweet treats or desserts for this […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Goodbye Facebook, Quit, So Long Facebook, So Long Facebook Thanks For All The Likes, Social Media, Sounds Good, Substack, Thanks For All The Likes ·

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June 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Linktree: Simon Sweetman

You can find everything I do in my Linktree – I’ll attach it to posts here from now on. It’s in all my social media and it gives the links and apps to all the social media I use – links to the e-books, my poetry volume, the talks on RNZ, this site, the podcast, my […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, Linktree, Off The Tracks, Simon Sweetman, Social Media, Substack ·

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June 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Social Media

Follow me: Insta Tik-Tok, Facebook, Twitter too. Like and subscribe, bitches!
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged bitches!, Facebook, Follow me: Insta Tik-Tok, Haiku, Poem, Poem: Social Media, Social Media, Twitter too Like and subscribe ·

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February 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Short Story: Social Media

I’m sorry that I did not congratulate you on LinkedIn for your anniversary of still earning. But I was yearning for a job myself. I was also busy doing anything else. I was folding the washing when I got the notification. And I could tell you now that I meant to put down my son’s […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Linked In, LinkedIn, Short Story, Short Story: Social Media, Social Media ·

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September 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 231: Geoff Stahl

Welcome to episode 231 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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September 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 230: Anna Dean

Welcome to episode 230 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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August 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 227: Charlotte Graham-McLay

Welcome to episode 227 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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January 3, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 201: Mary Macpherson

Welcome to episode 201 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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November 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 193: Sean Plunket

Welcome to episode 193 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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October 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 188: Simon Leary

Welcome to episode 188 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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May 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Jaron Lanier: Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now 

Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Jaron Lanier Henry Holt and Co. Jaron Lanier was there for the building of the internet, an early chat-room visitor (and developer), a guy with major tech credentials. He’s become an internet philosopher, a fierce critic of Silicon Valley; he’s like any writer with a troubled history and […]
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