Were we the world’s first agriculturalists? The Dark Emu certainly makes the case.
Category: Writing
The process and exercises
The Book Of Evidence: a book review
A review of The Book Of Evidence by John Banville
Burke and Wills: a book review
What a story of endurance and sadness. I thought of those explorers in the early days of European settlement of Australia as people who just
My 5 Morning Rituals
I was recently invited to subscribe to a newsletter by a guy called Tim Ferriss through a marketing ploy of his. As part of the
The Sentence
“The gift of life comes with its inevitable companion, the sentence of death.” A view of life as a sentence.
Stringy and Neil
My response to interest in my comparison of Stringy Bark McDowell to Neil Young.
My Liebster Award, wow!
Well thank you KE Garland for nominating me for the Liebster Award. With this award go three requirements I have deduced, namely: 1. Answer a
Away with the bird
“Go to a local café, park, or public place and write a piece inspired by something you see. Get detailed: leave no nuance behind.” and the twist was “write an adverb-free post.”
Jim & Beth, Tony & Simone
“You stumble upon a random letter on the path.You read it. It affects you deeply, and you wish it could be returned to the person to which it’s addressed. Write a story about this encounter.”, and the twist, “Approach this post in as few words as possible.”
Ho Hum
“Write about a loss: something (or someone) that was part of your life, and isn’t any more”, and the twist, “Make today’s post the first in a three-post series”.
The three most important songs in my life
“Write about the three most important songs in my life”, in a minimum of 15 minutes free writing, and the twist, commit to a daily writing practice.
Youghal do
“A room with a view” and the twist, be descriptive.
