A Quick Blogging Question
One of the more ridiculous ideas I’ve had for a blog post was to wear a pair of fake spectacles for a few days and survey people’s responses. This proved to be quite difficult since I felt like an...
View ArticleKing street musings
I have a piece up over at The Peach today. I’m exploring the strip club culture in Victoria and the seedy side of King Street: An industry that forces you to feel unsafe when all you want is a 12am...
View ArticleWill the real politicians stand up?
My father was a bricklayer, he suffered from back pain and a serious dislike of the Liberal party. In an era of Bob Hawke, Paul Keating and Jeff Kennett – my parents weren’t short on the meaty...
View ArticleDear hot weather
I have a confession to make. I’ve been talking about you behind your back. It all started innocently enough Oh, thirty degrees? Again? Next thing you know I’m telling anyone who’ll listen how I was...
View ArticleOne just forum
Last week I checked out a forum in Melbourne ‘The Recipe for Eradicating Poverty’. It focused on the progress of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – eight key issues encompassing poverty and...
View ArticleI like to mow
I like mowing the lawn. I get satisfaction from the menial labour it entails – getting the edges straight, the repetitive emptying of clippings and sweeping away the trails of grass. I’m not a neat...
View ArticleLeaving on a jet plane
My mother recently told me, “I don’t think you should write personal things on your blog anymore.” She spoke from a protective parent stance and I’d be lying if I hadn’t started to second guess what I...
View ArticleWhen inspiration strikes
Yesterday, during a commute across town, I was briefly hit with a moment of creative clarity. I felt inspired and fired up. And I didn’t have a pen. I’ve resorted to the voice recorder while running...
View ArticleCoping with criticism
I recently took a creative writing unit. A change of pace from the dry communications subjects but with the added bonus of “critique”. Turns out that even when I’m writing from a place of emotion, it...
View ArticleCandy Crush Saga
If you don’t know what this is, keep moving. Keep on moving and don’t ever look back. In January 2013, Candy Crush Saga was the number one Facebook game with over 10 million daily active users. It is...
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