I have a confession. I love music. I know that's not a surprise to some of you as I've been co-producing a community radio show with my partner for the last nine years, but I want to take a different slant on music in this post. Today I'm sharing songs about 'self love'. Now please, …
That Voice in the Other Room
Many years ago before I hit puberty, my parents bought a charming new house. It was on a big block of land and surrounded by lush gardens. It was also in an outer suburb of Melbourne, full of similar leafy estates. Although this house was big (or at least it was through my child-sized eyes) …
Opening the door for the Intruder
I just had the freakiest experience. Someone had tried to take over my laptop, but the weird thing is, I let them in. It all started late last week when I could no longer use Microsoft Word Starter on our laptop. It was a version of Word that keeps prompting you to go and buy …
The Bully Boss
I resigned from a job once. It was both weird and surreal and something I'll never forget. A week before it was a 'business as usual' Friday. A bit of social chatter and a lot of heads down working. Then came the attack. The boss responded to a comment from a female staff member about …
Are you a Phubber?
Are you that strange beast who prefers your cyber life to your real one? Are you out with friends, but 'checking them in' on Facebook? Are you at a party that you're discussing with a follower on twitter? Then my friend, you are phone-snubbing (or phubbing). It's a new Australian term you'll hear more about. …
Sleeping in Sunday Morning
My partner lay against my chest, lightly snoring, in perfect peace. Up until recently this is something he wouldn’t necessarily do. Sure we cuddle every morning, and cringe on a work day when the alarm goes off, negotiating extra time in bed from the day that awaits. Mostly he insists on cuddling me, keeping me …
Thoughts I had when I was Drunk!
I have two favoured tools for my writing, both given to me as presents. The first is a writer's journal kindly presented by the person who encouraged me to get back to my childhood hobby of writing. It's full of plot twists and dialogue waiting to find their way to the keyboard. The other is …
Gay Angels
About ten years ago I read Elizabeth Knox’s original novel, The Vintner’s Luck. In it a failed wine maker and family man, Sorban, meets a male angel who he develops a relationship with, over a considerable period of his life. They talk, they make love, and they talk some more. Of course, other stuff happens …
Other People’s Versions
They say that when we watch a movie version of a novel we have read and loved, we’re never truly satisfied with the result. It’s because our own little film version has played out in our head as we read the book. Nothing else seems to compare with our original concepts. One night, two friends …
Musings on ‘Man of Steel’
Last night we caught a late preview of the first 3D screening in this country of the new Superman flick. At least I was told it was the first screening but don't quote me. Surprisingly the cinema wasn't packed (see image below), but there was drama in politics unfolding so perhaps the return of Kevin …
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