History is full of many perspectives. I acknowledge, thank and honour the individuals who lost, risked and fought for their lives for Australia, the place where I was born and …
Dear Leonard, you will continue to sing and speak to us from the Tower of Song but let me just say that I did speak to you before you passed, …
Courtney Collins said at the Scone Writers Festival that for writers and those alike, what you write must be worth the tree that is cut down and used to print …
(A 50-word story). Flames lick at the glass like a sexually deviant tongue luring me inside, even the floor boards are warming me up to it. I crawl towards the …
(A 50-word story). I had bought the watercolour painting of the 1920s Melbourne streetscape in a downtown marketplace set at the back of an alleyway edging the very same street. …
(A revised version of the 100 word story Detective John Miller, now in 149 words using the words umbrella, birthday and softly). All his life, detective John Miller had worked …
I’m nervous about the questioning. They have me in this chair, a bright light in my eyes. My neck is tightening with the collar around it; I fear I may …
Believe it or not, the Liebster Award is a thing. It even has this medallion pictured below. My blogging friend over at A Z Pascoe has nominated me and so …
Dialogue is on my mind. I feel like it might be quite important for writing fiction. I could muse via lengthy prose about how dialogue breaks up blocks of writing, …
It took me eight months to rock up to the Melbourne Social Writer’s Group. I was so nervous but I had to reach out – I was drowning in my …
Darling, you must see it. In the words of director, Noel Anderson, “An Australian musical is a rare beast, especially one written with original music.” In my opinion, this home …
People talk about how St Kilda has changed. I think about how the drugs have changed. I think about how Paul Kelly preferred Melbourne over Sydney and how I do …
A trolley full of laughs! Price Check! – The Musical is a new Australian musical comedy, offering some strong and independent competition to our American-dependent musical ears and eyes – …
If you missed the radio produced version of ‘Jean’ featured in ABC’s Radio National 360documentaries Pocketdocs competition on Earshot, you can listen to it here online!
I had heard Andy Warhol’s name before. A few times. Thrown around in pop culture here and there. History, even. In movies, perhaps too. I am a big fan of …
Other than an excuse to get my favourite people together, I wanted to celebrate this small achievement of the publication of my book of poetic musings at a book launch. …
Hey Gangsters! I recently started writing for The Australia Times Books magazine and they have just released their new Indie Books magazine which I want to share with you. Its …
A topic of discussion amongst many of my friends and I lately has been about how our own art, in all forms whether it be creative writing, visual, musical, fine …
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