Down by the riverside.

by | Apr 26, 2014 | 2 comments

Yesterday, the Old Boy and I had a day by the water. We visited the place where we scattered my parents’ ashes, down at Port Adelaide. The spot has a panoramic view of the docks and the Port River. We had lunch at the Birkenhead Tavern, which faces the river....

Easter time has got me thinking…

by | Apr 19, 2014 | 2 comments

It’s Easter: the time when people remember Jesus of Nazareth. He once asked his disciples, “Who do you say I am?” The Jews consider him a well-meaning man, who was even a good teacher, but in the end was a failed Messiah. If he was truly guilty of...

Power of the Pen

by | Apr 12, 2014 | 1 comment

A brief blog this morning as I’m expecting the munchkins to arrive any minute. I’m in a bit of a flap as I was expecting them around 5pm-ish, not 9.30am – 10-ish. Failure to communicate on the Old Boy’s part. I gather our daughter told him the...

Why the violence, part 2.

by | Apr 5, 2014 | 2 comments

I’ve figured out why Beast-speaker wasn’t picked up by a traditional publisher. It’s not because I don’t write reasonably well (they’ve all told me I do) but it’s that they don’t know where it fits in the market-place. The...

The Land of Nod

by | Mar 29, 2014 | 0 comments

The night before last the Wonder Dog kept interrupting my sleep by throwing up. He’d let me sleep for about an hour and then away we’d go again. Not sure what set him off but I’m guessing he either found a rotting bird or mouse carcass out in the...