Two months ago, during Covid Lockdown, the time finally came to accept the fact that drinking booze has never done any good, ever. Fractured and fracturing memories would vouch for this statement if they possibly could. Continue Reading
The back of our house is falling off, sliding slowly into brick death, and the insurance company is a phone maze with goodness knows what at the end of it? But things could be worse. Continue Reading
Insomnia and Lockdown have ganged up and forced me to watch and then become obsessed with something very alien to me. Let’s dig deeper. Continue Reading
Real insomnia is a relationship wrecker, it’s a straight road to madness, it’s a hallucinogen, it’s a soul sapper. So, where’s the fun side? Here we go… Continue Reading
Today is 15 years to the day since I spoke the eulogy at my daughter, Zuzu’s funeral. She was eight years old, nine that September had she lived that long, she had died two weeks previously. I’m sitting at home… Continue Reading
I’ve been a statue for a hundred years or so now. Prior to that I was a loose mixture of metals, a gang if you will. Very disorganised, a little shallow maybe, quite violent when in a heated situation. Young… Continue Reading
Fathers Day in the UK is rolling around again. Every year since my daughter Zuzu died in July 2005 in her room in my flat in Sydney I contend with this day. This year it’s hit me in a different… Continue Reading
I once had a conversation in a pub in Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia, during which I was threatened with a beating and told that the indigenous people were happier and better off before they had the vote… Continue Reading
Beyond the peace that flowed from her sleep Was a dark room, a cold place. Deeply moved by kind wishes, We stood in the tidal grief, Washing us into sand, Ground down by the apparent eternity, Of her brief life.… Continue Reading
Lucky boy rescued Gave me this wonderful picture Of freedom At the start of that long Spring evening. Lovely rescued boy Cornered on a sixpence Madly happy Barking, bouncing, playing ball Lovely, lucky boy Now jumps up and chases Everything… Continue Reading