

Obituary: Jeremy Southern's Career
Jeremy Patrick Southern’s career passed away aged 28 years on Friday 25 th of July after a long and well-documented battle with ageism....
Georgie Pajak
Aug 11, 2025


Citizen Wolf - Sustainable fashion
A number of blogs I have written for Citizen Wolf, an Australian sustainable tee-shirt brand. https://www.citizenwolf.com/blogs/news/hand...
jeremys2211
May 30, 2023


Dental copywriter | Remote ok
DENTAL COPYWRITER | REMOTE O.K Approx 1 hour’s work |start ASAP We urgently require a mid-senior copywriter wIth extensive experience...
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May 30, 2023


6 jobs, 1 paycheck
COPYWRITER | 9 DAYS A WEEK | CHANCE OF WFH? REMOTE ABOUT YOU: You are a passionate and talented wordsmith with a proven 10 years +...
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May 30, 2023


The rise of the machines
Tuesday March 30th, 2027, 11.15pm Forgive me for any lapses in grammar or spelling. I am writing this by the ligh?t of a guttering...
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May 30, 2023


Ode to silence
It’s been ten months since your last gig and things could not be bleaker, You’re feeling glum and eating Chum, and living on Job Seeker,...
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May 30, 2023


You are old, Mr. Southern
YOU ARE OLD, MR SOUTHERN "You are old, Mr Southern," the recruiter said, "And your hair has become very grey: There’s naught but...
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May 30, 2023


The 7 stages of redundancy grief
When Elisabeth Kübler-Ross introduced the world to the 5 stages of grief in her seminal 1969 book ‘on death and dying,’ she probably had...
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May 30, 2023


We are family
When we, the common folk, talk about ‘being a family’, we are generally referring to a basic social unit of individuals who are related...
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May 30, 2023


I'm hiring
The other day, and more from force of habit than any real conviction they might yield me something, I was perusing some of the more...
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May 30, 2023


A right royal fuck up
You’ve f*#ked up royally 22, You had a simple job to do, To cheer us up post 21, Not take The Queen and leave her son. La Nina 3 brings...
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May 30, 2023


Ageism - the last condonable prejudice
INTRO: Racism, sexism, classism, ableism, genderism. These 5 issues quite rightly shape our policies, dominate our media and inform our...
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May 30, 2023


Still got it
In the Middle Ages, the average life expectancy was 55. By now, as a 52-year-old, I would be getting my affairs in order and gloomily...
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May 30, 2023


Musings on mortality
HURRY. GOING FAST!!!!! I’ve got 10,220 days left on the planet. That’s assuming, of course, that I live till 80. If I shuffle off this...
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May 30, 2023


Those were the days my friend
THOSE WERE THE DAYS (MY FRIEND) Do you remember when you were a teenager and music really meant something? You would adopt a certain...
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May 30, 2023


Anatomy of an inspirational quote
Recently, I have noticed an irritatingly large increase in the number of ‘inspirational quotes’ appearing in my fb feed. Finding myself...
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May 30, 2023


Here's to the ones
Here’s to the ones who are always applying, The never stop trying, the never say dying, The I’ve just dm’ed you, or sent my cv, The “I...
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May 30, 2023


All you need is love.... and possibly a toaster
Why is it that so many songs in the world have the themes of love or sex at their core? Movies and t.v shows cover all sorts of topics...
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May 30, 2023


Hold on
I found myself wondering this morning if the people who make the on-hold music ever actually listen to it? Presumably, at some point in...
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May 30, 2023


Half a league onward
You would think that sticking tails onto My Little Ponies as they came down a conveyor belt would not be a particularly arduous or...
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May 30, 2023


Wank word bingo
It’s time to bring back Wank Word Bingo. Although the game was originally invented many years ago, it has sadly fallen into disuse over...
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May 30, 2023


Antiques roadshow
Antiques expert: Now Jen Zed of Sydney has brought along a very interesting piece for us today. Tell us a bit about how you found it,...
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May 30, 2023


Job search playlist
I believe we 40+ should all help each other through these difficult times. And that’s why I’ve compiled this playlist for every part of...
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May 30, 2023


2020 - A review
Boss: So 2020, it says here you started with us in January. Is that correct? 2020: Yes. Boss: And would it be fair to say that there’s...
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May 30, 2023


Meet Jerry
Age: 50 Years Sex: Rarely Type: Short-haired Creative Aussie Pom Size: Large Colour: White with patches of grey Location: Blue Mountains...
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May 30, 2023


Rejection letters - the truth
Dear Mr. Southern, Thank you for applying for the role of in-house Content Writer. Unfortunately, after scarcely any consideration, we...
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May 30, 2023


The perfect cover letter
Dear Mr Smith, I am writing to apply for the role of SEO Copywriter within your agency. First up, can I just say what a huge fan I am of...
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May 30, 2023


Rhyme for the rejected
It’s been ten months since your last gig and things could not be bleaker, You’re feeling glum and eating Chum, and living on Job Seeker,...
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May 30, 2023


Freelance, fifty and fucked
The Jeremy Southern story Run time: 24 years Directed by: Alan Smithee Starring: Jeremy Southern Rated: U ...
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May 30, 2023


Your cover letter is you
Cover letter advice from a guy without a job. I mean seriously, how much use is it going to be? The washed-up old tool doesn’t even have...
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May 30, 2023


Rejection without dejection
Over the last 6 months I have applied for a lot of jobs. And I mean a lot. And in each instance, (if the companies have replied at all,)...
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May 30, 2023


Jack or Rose
JACK OR ROSE? The other day, in a fit of self-isolated boredom, I decided to re-watch James Cameron’s Titanic. And as I did, I was struck...
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May 30, 2023


Bot the fuck?
BOT THE F**K? I think I may have found the reason why I am not having much luck with my job hunting. As well as hounding you good folk...
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May 30, 2023


Dinosaur
I am a dinosaur (Scriptasaurus) whose current habitat is the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. For many years I was a part of the dominant...
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May 30, 2023


Drivel decoder
DRIVEL DECODER (patent pending) With the proliferation of convoluted marketing terminology (all the bullshit) that abounds in...
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May 30, 2023


Bunch of cants
1. You can’t say you’re unemployed. You are actually open to new opportunities. The first one carries with it the desperate taint of...
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May 30, 2023


Pens at dawn
Forgive me. I’m a tad emotional at present. You see, I’ve just recently found out that my job was cheating on me. We had been going...
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May 30, 2023


What lies beneath?
Last week’s post was highly successful and resulted in a flurry of emails from various agencies. Admittedly, they were rejection emails...
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May 30, 2023


Musings on Chat GPT
Chat can search for answers but the answers aren’t its own, Chat can be quite factual though it struggles with the tone, And Chat can do...
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May 30, 2023


NINJA REVIVAL
Japan’s last-surviving ninjas are reportedly delighted that their ancient and almost extinct guild is to be revived, a tad unexpectedly,...
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May 30, 2023


NOTICE TO CEASE AND DESIST
From Strider, Baggins & Gloin, Attorneys at Law Date: 13th July 2020 Re: Trademark Infringement – Cease and Desist Dear Sydney...
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May 30, 2023


It's just a job
THE ROLE: Did someone say dream job? Well it wasn’t us. This gig is writing EDMs. That’s pretty much it. From dawn till dusk. If we’re...
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May 30, 2023


Kazoo pet supplies
A sample of some of the blogs I have written for Kazoo, a pet supply company. https://www.kazoo.com.au/blogs/news/fish-tanks-an-inhabitan...
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Apr 26, 2023


Eco-books by Beck Feiner
I was the ghostwriter of three of the books in this range.
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Apr 7, 2023

























