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I had an idea for a book once. There was a handful of people in my realm who had all made good from quite difficult circumstances. Not quite rags-to-riches stories, but people who had gone from disadvantage and struggle to a life more of their own choosing. I thought it might be an inspirational coffee … Continue reading How successful people lie.

My eyes kept flicking to the rear-view mirror. Not because the Prado (is there a department of wank that each manufacturer dedicates to the naming of cars? Just wondering) was inches from the bumper of my Commodore (see above). No, a rear end collision might improve look of my Holden’s back end so no worries … Continue reading Being Targeted By A Holiday

‘You’ll have to keep up’ says Neta. ‘I move pretty fast around the kids’. The kids. That’s the first thing that strikes me about the how this piece of community art is being created. Put paintbrushes in the hands of nearly 100 kids and surely there’ll be some little ADHD shit-head who’ll just smear paint … Continue reading The Meeting Place

There is a goddess who overlooks all the arguments I have in my head. Her name is victory. But wait, I don’t get into arguments with people in my head because that’d be, you know – crazy. The guy getting into it with people in the imaginary debating chamber of my mind is Hollywood Kingsley. … Continue reading How I was hurt in a fight