F. N. Soren — Rural Reviewer
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We welcome F. N. Soren to our review panel. She is Melbourne-based but enjoys rural forays. Years ago she sold her car in the interests of planetary sanity. “Who am I to burn up oil for my personal selfishness?” she said. She uses public transport, bicycle, her feet, taxis and the occasional hire vehicle. She loves to loaf away long hours in cafes reading papers, especially local rags, watching others and reading Zen philosophers of the Kyoto School. (You may find their books at COLLECTED WORKS.) She travels only in Victoria. “Why go elsewhere?” she asks. “The food, the coffee and the prices are the best. I can source any book I want from Readings or Amazon. In any case,” she told me one morning over a lean ristretto, “I’m after meaning not experiences.”
She supports her habit by part-time mediation counseling and IT contracts. Her age is a strict secret and we’re not telling. Oh, and she keeps a white rabbit called Pansy and owns a toy hedgehog called Henrietta. Henrietta is her boon companion and travels everywhere in a capacious handbag. F. N. Soren is a fanatical knitter.
27 May 08 by Lawrence Martin