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The Extraordinary Ritual I do Every New Year’s EveIn ArticlesJanuary 16, 2023The most effective personal goal-setting ritual I use every year to achieve my life goals. Mind, Body, Heart and Soul. […]
For some people, getting vaccinated is scarier than getting COVIDIn ArticlesJanuary 7, 2022The stakes are high for the vaccine-hesitant on religious grounds. But this has a history much longer than Covid. How do we convince them it's not the 'mark of the beast'? […]
Why is My Son Obsessed with Trains?In ArticlesNovember 21, 2020My son is obsessed with trains and it is all my fault. What to do? Feed the obsession. Clothes, books, toys, experiences […]
The Choke by Sofie Laguna: ReviewIn ReviewsNovember 4, 2020The Choke by Sofie Laguna is a superb piece of writing. Structurally well-crafted with prose that's full of the vigour of youth, the nasty resourcefulness of degrading poverty. […]
My best life advice for my childrenIn ArticlesNovember 2, 2020I hope it helps to know what I thought were the guiding principles of a good life. […]
Walks with Margaret and JontyIn ArticlesMay 22, 2020Personal essay on time spent with a neighbour through the stages of cancer during coronavirus. […]
Zen & the Art of Washing DishesIn Short FictionJanuary 1, 2019They say life is a series of imperfect facts with many […]
Bush Medicine: a quick look at some medicinal and useful native plantsIn ArticlesJuly 10, 2018About nine of us, including kids, got to touch, smell, crackle and rub our way through an interactive two hours of fascinating local treasures hidden in plain view. […]
Goes down easy and explodes at a pre-set levelIn ArticlesJune 7, 2017It isn’t from the depths of his immersion in computer and VR technology that his revelations unfurl. It is, rather, from a detached overview, looking down, high on the heady fumes wafting up from the cooking circuitry below him, that he is able to make his prognostications. […]
Powerhouse PJ Harvey on Hope Six TourIn Articles, ReviewsJanuary 23, 2017It’s loud but nuanced. Polly’s vocals are masterful and she soars over the industry sounds and the male voices to pierce the rafters—pitch perfect, every note. One forgets what an extraordinary vocalist she is. […]
Military Blunders in the War Against TerrorIn ArticlesOctober 10, 2016Archival: LANDMINES I recently saw a Super 8 video […]
The Natural Way of Things: ReviewIn Articles, ReviewsSeptember 2, 2016Review of The Natural Way of Things, Stella Prize-winning novel by Charlotte Wood […]
You probably know someone with MS who is keeping it secretIn ArticlesAugust 17, 2016This World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day, you may spare a thought for those affected by this chronic, debilitating disease. You may not realise, however, that there are people you meet every day with MS who are keeping it secret from you. […]
Tabloid journalism impacts health and health policyIn ArticlesAugust 17, 2016People are afraid of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre because they don’t understand what it does. When pregnant women are brought into the conversation, this fear predictably turns into hysteria. […]
Things I Never Knew Until I was a ParentIn Articles, MiscAugust 16, 2016Last time I did a VIA Institute personality assessment, my score for self-consciousness was off the chart. Now I sing in the street. […]
The Fracture & Other ShortsIn BooksJuly 28, 2016The Fracture and other short stories by Danielle Spinks-Earl […]
Reckoning by Magda SzubanskiIn MiscFebruary 2, 2016There is no gloating or syrup. There are therapy sessions, and a belief that trauma may be genetically carried from one generation to the next through nightmares and imagery. […]
Panic HourIn Short FictionDecember 21, 2015t’s eight in the morning. An escalator pulls me […]
Inside the Kings Cross Medically Supervised Injecting CentreIn ArticlesOctober 29, 2014When Courtney Love kicked off her tour of Australia last month, I took a tour of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre. […]
The Man Who Loves MusicIn ArticlesAugust 30, 2014He launched Kate Bush, The Rolling Stones, and Queen, started Ticketek, Sonart, and now EOS. Meet Les Hodge--the Man who loves music. […]
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