Jacynta Clayton
As a child I wanted to be a mermaid when I grew up - or a writer. As I got older and discovered seashell bras to be impractical professional daywear, I started focussing on the latter.
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7 Employer branding tips Shakespeare can teach us
William Shakespeare was a remarkable poet, actor and playwright, but let’s be real – the guy lived and died over 400 years ago – what on earth can he teach us about employer branding 2020? Turns out – quite a lot.
Jacynta ClaytonPublished 3 months ago in Journal6 ways to spend less time on your phone (and more time with people)
Modern technology has allowed us to do some amazing things. With a single hand-held device, I can navigate my way to somewhere I’ve never been without getting lost, take a photo of something beautiful without needing film, and instantly send that picture to a friend on the other side of the world without a postage stamp.
Jacynta ClaytonPublished 5 months ago in PsycheWhat is Fika? A simple guide to this Swedish coffee ritual
The best solutions will be found through loving thoughts and perhaps a good cup of coffee. - Jen Vondenbrink Sometimes even the finest translators come up against words that defy translation. While we try our best, some translations can never quite match the significance and sentiment captured by a foreign culture. For instance, Google translate will tell you quite succinctly that fika is the Swedish translation of ‘have coffee’, but in truth this little four-letter word describes a ritual, an experience, an attitude and a state-of-mind that above all cherishes human connection.
Jacynta ClaytonPublished 5 months ago in FeastThe Goddess
Wrapped in ribbons of red, The Goddess wondered why there was no one to gaze upon her now. They had professed their love only just this morning,
Jacynta ClaytonPublished 7 months ago in PoetsUnanswered
The last judicial execution in Australia was of 41-year-old Ronald Ryan in 1967. He looked like death a day too early. There was still twenty-four hours until Ronald Ryan’s date with the hangman, and already his skin had a grey corpse-like quality. His eyes were ringed so dark they looked bruised. Perhaps they were? Lord knows what sort of treatment he’d been receiving in this horrible place.
Jacynta ClaytonPublished 7 months ago in FictionCould your next best hire be... a dog?
To whom it may concern, Despite the banality of the greeting, the image of the friendly-faced candidate urges you to read on.
Jacynta ClaytonPublished 8 months ago in JournalThe Prolific and Peculiar Career of Alan Smithee
“Across all feature films made worldwide in the past seventy years (between 1949 and 2018), it’s a rare club of just 134 directors (0.1%) who have directed more than 20 movies.” - Stephen Follows
Jacynta ClaytonPublished 8 months ago in FYI
