Pining at the moment. *Sigh*. Take me back! Because I’m back home after three months spent on a working holiday in Europe. It came about because the husband and I decided to see how we’d go parking ourselves in three places for a month apiece. We chose the Andalucian town of Gaucin in Spain, the …
Is it any wonder so many of us writer-types who sit behind a keyboard most of the day are at risk of becoming a little… erm… husky? For a start, there’s the “sit behind a keyboard most of the day” part of the job. My fingers run a goddamned marathon between 9 and 5. Who …
Writing has got to be the most sedentary of occupations, right? So riddle me this… why on earth do I end up so damned peckish during the day? If I was a tradie or someone moving all day to make a living (how’s that for a good “catch-all” descriptor?) it’d make sense. And sure, I …
So this is a little overwhelming. My baby is called WOKE UP, AUSTRALIA!. In a nutshell… Australia, we’ve got a problem. Cancel culture is tearing us apart. Battlelines have been drawn on social media, as shock jocks shout from the sidelines and Aussies choose their sides. What’s got into us? In the land of the …
As a writer, most of my work is done in a bubble. I do what I do, hand it onto those who craft the words into tangible form, be that a TV series, a book, or a news article. Then comes the odd pat on the back from family and friends when those things make …
It’s Monday night. Eurovision fabulousness is yesterday’s news. And that means it’s time for some serious, hard-hitting TV. Yesterday, I forgot to include a link to the relevant ON DEMAND pages on SBS VICELAND for the next two chapters of the story of LOOT. So, for those of you living in Australia… in episode three, …
Yeah – LOOT is up against the Eurovision Grand Final at 7.30pm tonight. I mean, that’s quite a choice. Even I’m feeling rather conflicted. But if you feel like some meaty and mind-blowing TV tonight, tune in to SBS VICELAND to see the fight against the rape of Egypt’s ancient past in the first hour, …
Sounds like the perfect thing for a wintery Sunday evening, right? Well, “Loot” will certainly make your blood boil, so there is that. Tune in to SBS VICELAND at 7.30pm AEST on Sunday 8 May for the gut-wrenching tale of the looting of the Iraq Museum as US forces advance on Baghdad.15,000 irreplaceable antiquities are …
Right about now, I’m not quite sure whether I want to throw up, hide under the bed, or humiliate the children by punching the air and doing a victory lap around the living room. Colour me rather conflicted. Because, this… Why the churning stomach? Because this one is my baby. Here’s the thing… I’ve primped …
Earlier this year, the fine people at Bolinda approached me about writing some pieces for their new website. In keeping with their passionate and thoughtful approach to what they do, they wanted to showcase new ideas and fresh ways of looking at the world in general. They gave me free rein – always a little …