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Dr Susan Merrell

With Covid 19 curtailing my travelling opportunities, I felt it about time I recorded those I've already had. As well as this, I've added a few articles on some other things that concern and delight me too. Happy reading and welcome to my blog

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My decade of social media and why I’m sick of it

Susan Merrell
18 mins

In a previous article I have looked at what the banning of Trump (the then President of the United States) could have on the future of the most popular social media platforms globally. In this article, I am suggesting that we’re standing on the cusp of profound change, as far as social media is concerned […]

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New York Memories – A tale of Christmas’ past and rediscovering Prohibition.

Susan Merrell
1 min

I love New York and I can’t believe it was almost a decade ago that I was last there. I spent a Christmas in New York and it snowed – it was wonderful. There are so many things to see and do in New York, you could spend months discovering them all. Me, I’ve always […]

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Trump/Zuckerberg/Dorsey: Who is really more powerful?

Susan Merrell
4 mins

Disclaimer: I am no fan of anything remotely to do with Donald Trump. I find him, his style, his morals…repugnant. Donald Trump: I find him, his style, his morals…repugnant…[But] However, does that mean that I should be able to, or am entitled to silence the elected President of the United States of America? Does Mark […]

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Moti: Oh, the irony!

Susan Merrell
8 mins

I recently revisited this article that I wrote for the magazine Mailife back in 2017 (reproduced hereunder). It coincided with the publication of my book Redeeming Moti and its launch in Suva. In particular, I could only note with sadness the irony of some of my words, especially considering Julian’s sudden death just three years […]

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Remembering Moti:

Susan Merrell
8 mins

As we cautiously slide into 2021, happy to leave behind a disastrous year, I am aware that, for some of us, we are leaving loved ones behind there too. What’s more, Covid-19 has meant that we have been unable to mourn their passing as we would have liked. However, most have done their best to […]

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New Christmas traditions

Susan Merrell
8 mins

I grew up in Wales but have lived most of my life in Australia. Lately, I have also been spending a considerable amount of my year in France where I consolidated my commitment by buying a small townhouse on the banks of the river Rhone in the Provençal town of Arles five years ago. I […]

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