Let's get surreal for a minute. Cutlery. We all know it. We all use it. But did you know your cutlery casts a spell? No? Think about the people you've had over for a meal. Think of when your friends opted for take-away Thai and you simply had to try the yellow curry. The morning your friend got …
Guest Post – Lichen Craig
Today's guest blogger has one novel and three short fiction works out, and is a professional editor, journalist and blogger. And it's her talent as an editor that colours her choice of topic. It took me a few days to find the time to open this piece after she sent it to me, but I'm glad I was relaxed …
Guest Blog – Chris Jones
Today's guest blogger is not really a writer, but he's definitely creative. He has many self-published photographic books out and has a degree in illustration. You can check out his work on his website, or just hook up with him on twitter or instagram. Ironically, he has a love/hate relationship with social media as you'll read …
Guest Blog – Bill Castengera
Meet Bill Castengera. He lives in the US in Jacksonville, Florida with his wife and three children. He manages a blog and adds new content weekly. He also is an indie writer with four books self published, including one sci-fi advernture where God is an alcoholic. You can find out more about him through his blog, …
The 78’ers Apology
In 1986 I came to Sydney. A month or so later I was in a taxi one night on my way to god knows where, and during this trip my driver passed a street that looked like paradise. It was filled with young gay men my age. Oxford Street was alive with guys going from bar …
I met a guy
I had this unnerving urge to stay private. Private about my homosexuality. You see, most mornings I go swimming at a local pool, and over the last few weeks, a guy who has often seen me in the change room after my refreshing dip, struck up a conversation with me. He teaches English to migrants, and …
Guest Blog – Christian Baines
Welcome author, Christian Baines to my blog today. Christian has lived in Brisbane, Sydney, and Toronto, earning an MA in creative writing at University of Technology, Sydney along the way. His musings on travel, theatre, and gay life have appeared in publications in Australia and Canada. His first novel, The Beast Without, was released in 2013, …
Guest Blog – Edie Montreux
Election season is up and running in the US, so I'd like to introduce you to Edie Montreux who has her own blog called Going Quite Mad. Today she is my guest blogger and she has her own views on the way things should be done. Iowa Stubborn vs. Iowa Nice It’s 7 p.m. …
Love on the Menu
Thirty years ago, a charming man cooked me dinner. He had this unique recipe for lasagne which included eggs, ham and a home-made vegetarian sauce. He also baked a vegetarian cake with grated zucchini, carrot and cheese. These were his specialities and all I could offer in return was nachos. But it wasn't a paint by …
Crashing into Christmas
Picture this. It's a couple of weeks until Christmas and you have a shopping list with the perfect gift idea for each member of your family and every friend you have. You know you will be buying over twenty presents, but you're not concerned about the cost. Plus you have the time to shop. You've gone …
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