Writing About Writing About Writing
I have just typed the last full stop of the first full draft of my book. After five years I can finally say that Ive written a book. Not that I’m going to write a…
2025 George Town Literary Festival
I had never heard of the George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) until the September 2025 edition of Writers SA’s e-news found its way into my inbox. Writers SA announced an opportunity to provide a bursary…
‘A Different Kind of Power’ by Jacinda Ardern
Last week I caught up with Donna Ferretti, I had asked her to provide some feedback on my book so we met over lunch and had one of those wide-ranging conversations one can only have…
Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman
It is easy to become despondent with the world. A world where genocide is justified with whataboutisms. A world where we believe peace can be imposed through military force. A world where we kill animals…
Patriot by Alexei Navalny
I visited my favourite bookshop, The Raven’s Parlour in Tanunda last weekend and walked away with two books, one being Patriot by Alexei Navalny. I started reading it a couple of days ago and haven’t…
LOXTON … Why I Love Where I Live
Loxton is a small town of around 4000 people located on the Murray River, also known as Murrundi, in the Riverland of South Australia. It is located within the traditional land of the Erawirung people.…
Food Glorious Food
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world” JRR Tolkien I am writing this blog from my own position of privilege; I have been…
Some Thoughts About Politics
“Politics is ultimately about one fundamental problem: how we balance the needs of the individual against the necessity of living together … Every religion, belief system or political theory is an attempt to walk this…
Some Thoughts About Religion
Blessed are those who know how to relax without looking for excuses; they are on the way to becoming wise. Blessed are those who know when to be quiet and listen; they will learn a lot…
#BlackLivesMatter … do they really?
“The problem is that white people see racism as conscious hate, when racism is bigger than that. Racism is a complex system of social and political levers and pulleys set up generations ago to continue…