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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. […]
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. […]
Versailles of ReliefIn ArticlesMarch 21, 2013Initially set up as a hunting lodge for Louis XIII, […]
Zen & the Art of Washing DishesIn Short FictionJanuary 1, 2019They say life is a series of imperfect facts with many […]
Food, Big Pharma & Multiple SclerosisIn ArticlesJune 27, 2013Clad in a tablecloth and fitted with a face cage and […]
From the Village to the BrothelIn ArticlesMarch 21, 2013After nearly 30 hours of flights, the city of […]
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. […]
A Future Now in HERIn MiscMarch 17, 2006HER (dir. bySpike Jonze) holds a mirror to what we have now – people disengaged with people. The love affair is with the technology that binds us together. […]
Love Letter to BundanoonIn Articles, MiscMarch 21, 2009To be honest, I wasn’t sure I’d like it. It was […]
A Moment of NihilismIn ArticlesMarch 21, 1998A self-proclaimed esoteric god that I used to […]
Philomena (2013)In MiscDecember 20, 2000Review of Philomena (directed by Stephen Frears) a film based on the book by Martin Sixsmith about the true life story of Philomena Lee, who as a pregnant teenager, was forced into Roscrea Sacred Heart convent for four years. […]
The Benley AcquisitionIn Short FictionAugust 30, 2014Money is tight in regional New South Wales. How do two competitive shires deal with paltry funding and generations of rivalry respond to the challenge? A comic and quintessentially Australian short story. […]
Walks with Margaret and JontyIn ArticlesMay 22, 2020Personal essay on time spent with a neighbour through the stages of cancer during coronavirus. […]
Military Blunders in the War Against TerrorIn ArticlesOctober 10, 2016Archival: LANDMINES I recently saw a Super 8 video […]
This is What I Know Is RealIn ArticlesNovember 2, 2020I hope it helps to know what I thought were the guiding principles of a good life. […]
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. […]
Letter to my AccountantIn MiscMarch 21, 2009Thank you for your very kind letter. My initial tax […]
World Music: Areas of NegotiationIn ArticlesApril 21, 1998The simplicity of the term ‘world music’ betrays the […]
The 45-Minute ChairIn Short FictionMarch 16, 1998The chair’s bamboo legs slide across the thin carpet. […]
Melbourne Street ArtIn ArticlesMarch 22, 2013Street art musings from Melbourne, Victoria. […]
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