I’ve been doing this writing thing for two decades now. Two DECADES. Sometimes it feels like more. Twenty years ago this week, a bright-eyed, enthusiastic young man strode confidently into the foyer…
Category: Personal
Abuse, the media, and one very simple thing to do
The issues surrounding Harvey Weinstein case have me thinking about the broader issues it relates to, and not in a happy way.
Why I'll be voting yes in the marriage equality plebiscite (even though it's a farce)
Barring any high court moves, marriage equality will head to a postal plebiscite very shortly. It’s a mean, nasty deliberately damaging move on the LNP’s part, and quite farcical, but it’s still…
Short story: The Wall
Time, I think, for a little more creative writing. Because it’s what I do, or something.
Marriage Equality Plebiscite: A stupid waste of time, money and lives
I’m genuinely befuddled by the Federal Government’s plan to hold a plebiscite around the issue of marriage equality. It’s a waste of money in every sense that won’t solve the issue for…
Short story: The Blue Petunias
A story about waiting, and cold, and above all, blue petunias.
Pressure
Of late, I’ve been feeling under increasing amounts of pressure. The stupid thing is, most of it is coming directly from one person. Me.
Journalism moves on (but you're always learning)
Over the weekend, I disposed of an awful lot of my writing history. It hurt, but you always have to keep moving and learning.
Which Prince Album should I buy?
A friend of mine just asked me this exact question, and it got my brain buzzing. If you didn’t have much (or any) Prince, which album or albums should you buy?
Reflections on Prince
I woke up this morning to the news that Prince had died.