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Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Among the Lotus Eaters

Review of Season 2, Episode 4

4 min readJul 31, 2023

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Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Among the Lotus Eaters

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Fiona Telford-Sharp

Hairdryers, Air Dryers, and Ray-guns

Until I saw them glinting under the fluoros, I didn’t know how much I needed a hairdryer that looks like it’s cosplaying a 60’s ray-gun.

5 min readJun 13, 2022

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Hairdryers, Air Dryers, and Ray-guns

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Fiona Telford-Sharp

Captain and the Waterbabes

“Mum”, says Steph, “I’m going to pop across to Coles while you do your class, have fun”. She walks with me across the painted concrete, and…

8 min readDec 8, 2021

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Captain and the Waterbabes

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Fiona Telford-Sharp

Hopes and Dreams ≠Goals

Last year I interviewed a client in her 90s for a piece of research I was leading. “I would just love to go to a piano concert at the town…

3 min readOct 29, 2020

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Hopes and Dreams ≠Goals

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Fiona Telford-Sharp

Covid-19, the End of Empathy?

A few weeks ago I wore my beautiful new olive suede boots to work, and by the end of the day I had a stonking great blister on my heel. The…

6 min readAug 21, 2020

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Covid-19, the End of Empathy?

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Fiona Telford-Sharp

A decade of failure in 1000 words or less

In an act of either splendid bravery or utter foolishness, comparable to the time I volunteered to pop a champagne cork on cue each night…

7 min readFeb 21, 2020

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A decade of failure in 1000 words or less

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Fiona Telford-Sharp

Turn on the damn video – everyone who’s hard of hearing will thank you for it.

I spent my teens and 20s giving my hearing a hammering, and self- inflicting mild hearing loss on my future self. Unlike many young people…

7 min readFeb 7, 2020

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Turn on the damn video – everyone who’s hard of hearing will thank you for it.

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Fiona Telford-Sharp

Whether your aged care provider thinks you can or thinks you can’t, they’re right

I’ve had a lot of thoughts about resolutions swirling around in my head this month. Pledges and promises popping up on my social media…

4 min readJan 24, 2020

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Whether your aged care provider thinks you can or thinks you can’t, they’re right

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Fiona Telford-Sharp

Jumanji – the true meaning is deeper than you think

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, was the surprise hit movie for our family in the Summer of 2017, so it was predictable that my teens and I…

5 min readDec 29, 2019

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Jumanji – the true meaning is deeper than you think

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Fiona Telford-Sharp

Fiona Telford-Sharp

Human Centred Design in Health and Aged Care. Feminist, musician, dancer, cyclist, sewist, sci-fi fangirl, mother of teenagers. @curious__fi

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