The man in the pork pie hat
Delighted to have this story out in the world – a new piece in Eureka Street today hathttp://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/the-man-in-the-pork-pie-hat
Faith: Environmental debate is dying on the inside
This piece of mine was published last week in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sunday Age. In her novel Unsheltered, Barbara Kingsolver depicts a young science teacher in the 1870’s. Thatcher Greenwood is ensnared in controversy about Darwin’s new theory of evolution. He is set up to fail as he tries to elaborate the …
Faith: Environmental debate is dying on the inside Read More »
Story Retreat
Looking forward to telling stories with the magnificent Fi Bottcher for the beginning of this retreat, and then to the spacious time the rest of the day will offer. Due to issues with the registration site and process, the first retreat that was set for March 23 will now run on Nov 23. But wait, …
writing collects – a prayer, a plea
A couple of weeks ago I attended a workshop with my poet friend, Pádraig O Tuama. He taught the practice of writing ‘collects’ – a kind of prayer. I have just been reading ‘Flight Ways, Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction’ by Thom van Dooren. The grief of it is with me still. …
The funeral and the lion suit onesie
In September 2017, The Big Issue published this story in their My Word section issue # 545. Because they rely on their vendors selling hard copies (and I admire their plan) they ask writers not to put their work up on line at the time of publication. Here it is now, for your enjoyment. When …
In the hot seat
In 2006, climate scientist Dr Joelle Gergis was pulling weeds under Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge on the work-for-the-dole scheme. Centrelink advised removing her PhD from her resume, saying: “It’s not going to help you find a job.” Read the story online at The Age.
Knowing by heart
The part of the mind that once held poems is now used for storing passwords. The part of the mind that once remembered songs is now used for storing pin numbers… Knowing things by heart is definitely old school. As noted above by cartoonist and writer Michael Leunig. We have so many devices now for …