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 …
The lost art of reminiscing.
We went to a slide show. Not your 1970s type where those 'celluloid in a plastic frame' images were projected on a wall. It was a modern 'stick the flash drive thing' into that monitor in the lounge room that also has a television tuner in it. With wine in hand, we watched a friend's trip …
Literary Speed Dating
This blog was originally posted before the release of my novel, Social Media Central. At the time I was with Wilde City Press who only published stories where the main character had to be a gay male. Okay, I'm cheating. I have a non-gay novel which is up to fourth draft and is not suitable for …
Let’s Raise a Glass
Earlier this year I met a woman on vacation from The Netherlands. She sidled up to me sipping champagne at a book launch we were both at. We said the usual things two perfect strangers making small talk say at a social event. You know, where she’d been before she ended up in Sydney? Who …
KISS in Context
A few weeks ago we caught KISS. The last time I saw them I was covering up my pimpled face with make up back in the 80's. My teenage friends and I caught a youthful rock group playing out a comic book fantasy perfect for our age group. And boy, were our ears ringing as …
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