Review – John Kinsella’s ‘Hollow Earth’
(Review first published in Westerly, September, 2022) The world is not hollow ‘This is a world of war against all life’ (51) The theory of a hollow earth may sound absurd, but it was once taken seriously by scientists and politicians, and there are still a few diehard...
Review – George Seddon’s Selected Writings
For what would Perth be remembered, if it were abandoned? Would it make a good ruin? It has always seemed to me an exceptionally vulnerable city …(293). My sense of place was disturbed by the recent Australian bushfires; it raised questions again about country...
There Is a Wonderful Game
This poem inspired my short story in the Westerly (64) 1 edition. It seems to me that this poem, written by the 12th century Persian poet Hafiz, showcases the constant challenge for connection with ‘difference’ as well as illustrating how we are both the same and...
Into the unknown – writing from quiet
(First published in the Westerly Magazine.) For me, writing is about surrendering to the unknown, or to the ‘night’, as Marguerite Duras once said (17). It’s about being as unconscious as possible, like the milky light that can sometimes appear on the surface of a...
Welcome to my blog!
This month feels like my ‘coming out!’ As a writer! 🙂 I have a short story and a blog post being published in the prestigious literary journal Westerly, and after many years of procrastinating I am finally launching this website. As well, I’m in the Kimberley...