{"id":29920,"date":"2015-09-26T17:21:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T07:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/?p=29920"},"modified":"2019-04-13T23:54:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:54:25","slug":"questionabledeeds-in-action-burgewords-in-conversation-with-margokingston1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.nofibs.com.au\/questionabledeeds-in-action-burgewords-in-conversation-with-margokingston1\/","title":{"rendered":"#QuestionableDeeds in action: @burgewords in conversation with @margokingston1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F225637850&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=500&#038;maxheight=750\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>WHEN I asked Margo to help me launch my non-fiction debut <a href=\"http:\/\/burgewords.com\/questionable-deeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Questionable Deeds: Making a stand for equal love<\/em><\/a> and my first collection of short stories <a href=\"http:\/\/burgewords.com\/closet-his-closet-hers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Closet His, Closet Hers<\/em><\/a>, Tony Abbott was still Prime Minister and marriage equality\u00a0remained\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nofibs.com.au\/2015\/08\/13\/marriageequality-on-the-never-never-burgewords-on-the-politics-of-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the never never<\/a>. When we met this week at Avid Reader bookshop in West End, Brisbane, I remarked to Margo that much had changed, although a free vote on marriage equality for same-sex attracted Australians\u00a0had been traded for power\u00a0by yet another prime minister. What ensued was a fascinating night of insights into the ongoing debate, the changing of hearts and minds, and the nature of writing about pain, loss and politics.<\/p>\n<p>Michael&#8217;s books are available in paperback from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booktopia.com.au\/questionable-deeds-michael-burge\/prod9780994388704.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Booktopia.com.au<\/a>\u00a0and as an eBook from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Questionable-Deeds-Making-stand-equal-ebook\/dp\/B0139Z65ZG\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1443256000&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=michael+burge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Main photo by @danseed)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHEN I asked Margo to help me launch my non-fiction debut Questionable Deeds: Making a stand for equal love and my first collection of short stories Closet His, Closet Hers, Tony Abbott was still Prime Minister and marriage equality\u00a0remained\u00a0on the never never. 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