I'm writing this blog at least twelve hours before Warren and I say "I do." I am, however, publishing it after the event. Love is a wondrous thing when you have it. It's not always an easy road but if you feel it's worth fighting for, then you know you're onto something special. For Warren …
Wedding Jitters!
I'm blogging about something other than writing this week. You see, I'm marrying my partner of twenty-eight years later this year. Everyone's excited including my small number of workmates, one of whom had her wedding earlier this year. A little while ago she asked if we the jitters. I answered, "yes!" These aren't jitters about …
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 …
5 Tips for Staying in Love
This year my partner and I will clock up twenty-eight years together. And although the anniversary of when we met will arrive six months before the date we became a couple, it highlights the fact that love should never be rushed. Take time to fall in love. Don't go shopping for it. For it will tap you on the …
No Marriage Equality, but We’re Still Together
There's a misdirected leader at the moment here in Australia. Although most citizens agree in marriage equality, our Prime Minister thinks it's his right to raid the public purse and legally challenge the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) on their recent change to allow same sex couples to marry. A little perspective here, please. This is …
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The Misguided Pope
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a little while now, so please excuse me for reporting on old news. Just before France brought in marriage equality, New Zealand did as well. Although I heard about it on an evening radio program on Triple J, it was this speech that most of you have …
Dreaming Together in Love
There’s a new reality program on air at the moment called Making Couples Happy, where four couples are in crisis. The saddest marriage seems to be the one where she has resented him for over a decade for no valid reason. He is a soft soul, caring and loving, and crying out for love. She …
