Old Home

I was walking along a busy inner west street today. I looked up, and saw a bush turkey sitting on a fence. Strange place for a large bird.

I have been going through old papers and diaries, things I've written over the years. It's embarrassing to read, even just to myself...

The list of things to do snakes through my mind, twisting like a boa around each thought, crushing whims and work alike. No more the creativ...

 I recently rediscovered: This blog My other blog My LiveJournal The list of my friends' blogs, almost all abandoned A friend's webc...

Today a noisy miner was rescued from our fireplace. It squawked as it flew away from our window, objecting vocally to the indignity of bein...

The Painter I’m on a ferry from Manly and as the sun’s last rays sink the city shines. The fine lines of the Bridge, the Tower and the...

You may remember (unlikely) that I submitted some poems to a poetry prize in 2010 and posted them up here when they weren't successful. ...

During my study of music at uni, I picked up an appreciation for musical experimentation. I heard, and participated in, musical expressions ...

Mmmm distraction I ought to be studying right now... I'm considering this blog post to be writing practice essential to my academic ...

Here's something that I think is awesome: Space. Space is amazing. It's one of those things on which I can spend hours trawling ...

My car has been at the mechanic for the last week, and before that it's been out of action for the better part of a month, and before...

I had a rather flat kind of day today. I accomplished very little, after a number of days of accomplishing very little, such that the feelin...

There is nothing quite like coming home. The new Barneys building is finished, and we're settling in and inviting friends around and...

I was travelling on a bus today and I overheard a couple talking with the driver. The driver was pulling out from behind another bus, a very...

In my defense, I only missed a day because I didn't sleep the night before and I was exhausted and then I had the more important things ...