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ARTS HUB AUSTRALIA: Many artists are what psychologists call "trait curious", that is, someone who probes deeply into their existence, their subjects and the world surrounding them.

9 Jul 2007

Karla Dondio

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Curiosity is like a flashlight in the dark. It directs us to something we had a feeling was there and makes it tangible.

I recently attended a seminar at the Victorian Writers’ Centre to listen to journalist and essayist Gideon Haigh talk about essay writing. What struck me was his interminable curiosity about subject matter and the evolution of essay writing. During the seminar I wrote just one word: curiosity.

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Karla Dondio

About the Author

Karla Dondio is a Melbourne-based freelance writer who has written articles, columns, comedy and reviews for publications and websites such as Arts Hub, Reader’s Digest Health Smart Magazine, AFL Record, Aussie Theatre and The Groggy Squirrel. She has also written and performed in three plays; The Apotheosis was published in Issue #2 of White-Ant Press. She is currently writing a comedy show.