Winter in the Dandenongs
Wow, this mist is amazing! Do you have a jacket?? Do you have a warm jacket?? OMG A LEECH Wood fires and mulled wine, so …
To Dad
Dad I’ve developed your eyebrowsJust thought you might like to knowI see them every morning when I put on eye make upLooking surprised and dishevelled; …
Melbourne, In Pictures
Melbourne is my home. It is a city of many faces with a big personality. It is edgy, yet sophisticated. Always changing, but familiar. The …
It’s the Cough
I sit and wheeze and sneezeThen the cough goes offMy head pounds gentlyLike the subtle tap of a pile driverOn the river’s edgeBoom boom boomCoughBoom …
Happy Endings
My hands glide up his back, across his freckled shoulders and down his flanks to just above his boxers. Repeat a few times, getting in …
COVID, Travel and “Post Pandemic” Attitudes
A couple of weeks ago I got on a plane and flew to the other side of our planet. Something which, for a period, seemed …
This One Time I Accidentally Impersonated a D-List Starlet
This One Time, maybe ten years ago, I decided I was sick of wearing glasses and would laser my eyeballs. Only two places did it …
A brief history of the word ‘innocent’
Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel,Mary (virgin, not whore). Be persecuted. Be a heroine.Just make sure you’re fuckingInnocent.Otherwise you deserve this,your unbecoming. By all means, be …
Tennis
The baby pink racquet was extracted from its case with its mate and placed on the table. “Thanks so much.” In the flurry of activity …
Chickens!
The chickens free range as nature intended. There’s a professionally built fenced area around the backyard, designed to keep a very springy Springer Spaniel in. …