Let me first declare that I’m new to writing erasure poetry. I have friends who do it – very well – and I’ve always wanted to give it a try. Well, last month I did, results below, but first let me explain a bit more about erasure poetry. Here’s a nice summary from Wikipedia: Erasure is a…
I know I’m a little late for doing a ‘2014 in review post’ and, truth is, I nearly let this one languish in the drafts folder. However a bigger part of me wanted to acknowledge what we managed to achieve… and those things we didn’t… in order to put a line under the exercise and…
I don’t think an Australia Day has gone by without my making this damper dip. Although I have reservations about the day itself, and it’s darker history and all that is yet to be done to remedy past wrongs, I do enjoy making this dip. It’s a family tradition I’m happy to stand behind. Only…
Before I begin, I should explain something: the Living List goal was to go to a cricket match, and so it would be reasonable to assume that meant I hadn’t been to one before. This isn’t quite true – I have been to the cricket many times. My father was a cricketer. A fast bowler,…
Thanks to Disney, we were treated to an afternoon at the movies last week. It was still in that weird, almost surreal, period between Christmas and New Years, where everyone runs on a combination of almost overdrawn adrenaline and swings between enjoying the spirit of the time and just wanting it to be over already….
Welcome to 2015! I hope you enjoyed your New Year’s celebrations and holiday season! How much pudding did you eat? We ate lots – Adam discovered this Belgian chocolate one and, my goodness, it was so delicious we went back and bought another! But, I’m not here to (just) talk about desserts (although I could) –…
The tragic events of the Sydney siege earlier in the week has sent a potent reminder to not only myself, but I think the rest of the country, about the important things in life: to not take it for granted, to tell our family and friends how much we love them, to not close our…
This past weekend, we were guests of the Melbourne Aquarium to get a preview look and try-out of their new ‘Art Aquarium’ exhibit for the summer. This interactive experience, set up on a state-of-the-art screen, allows the young (and young at heart – see picture!) to create their own fish to then see projected onto…
Extracted from original introductory post: The Year of Creative Engagement (#yoce) will be my attempt to document my creative journey, put greater stock in accountability and output, while also showing what new work I’m reading or listening to. My monthly book reports already feature here on the blog, and this exercise will also appear on…
