Economics, Literature and Scepticism

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I am a PhD student in Economics. I am originally from South Africa and plan to return there after my PhD. I completed my M. Comm in Economics and my MA In Creative Writing (Poetry) at the University of Cape Town, where I worked as a lecturer before starting my PhD.

Thursday, June 16, 2005

Literarily Tempting

Posted by Simon Halliday | Thursday, June 16, 2005 | Category: | 0 comments
Just thought I should fill you all in on some of the books I’ve read recently:A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill BrysonA Really good introduction to the history of science. I especially enjoyed his anecdotes about how people we idealise because of their role in science are so damn whacky. Really liked the story of how the Yellowstone Park Volcano was found. It is comically written in parts and includes many interesting commentaries of how he met some of those...

Saturday, June 11, 2005

The Wonder of the Written Word

Posted by Simon Halliday | Saturday, June 11, 2005 | Category: | 0 comments
The following are several recent poems. You’ll notice that when I decided not to title some of them then they are numbered. There is an ordering – they have been given prime numbers. Some will be missing, but hey, you don’t get to read all of them.Seasonal love 07.06.05Wet-trampled leaves, mylovestumbling cushionsImpregnated by raindropsI am weightyfalling onto once-hardsoft leaves2....

Friday, June 10, 2005

Posted by Simon Halliday | Friday, June 10, 2005 | Category: | 0 comments
My Ex-flatmate, Kate (she's gone to Aus)New Photo from...

Monday, June 06, 2005

More words (possibly not) of wisdom

Posted by Simon Halliday | Monday, June 06, 2005 | Category: | 0 comments
Clear winter 06.06.05The sky wasraucous clear todaysounds carriedtoo farhad I heardyour voice, Imay have thoughtit pertinentto screamboth the sky, and you,would have heardits insistence Memorised passages 30.05.05 the morning has every memoryetched into the...
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