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 …
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 …
This happened a few months ago now but here is my tale of the good-enough glasses. I have new glasses. I have them because I lost my million-dollar-glasses when I was on my way to the Adelaide Writers Festival. A free event that suddenly felt very expensive. Trust me, I looked for the lost glasses. …
