Any excuse to feature more images of welcome swallows...Just a quick heads up. To my surprise and delight, my poem Welcome Swallow was...

As you can see from the above image, the amazing people at Affirm Press are now advertising the availability of the book of my stage...

Yes I know…what on earth does an image of the Neolithic site, Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands have to do with an upcoming talk at the...

I’m in sunny Portugal at the moment on a bit of a private odyssey. Lots of planning for lots of projects which is also a sunny place to...

Earlier this week I hosted a Q and A session at the re-furbished Piccadilly Cinema in North Adelaide for the SAFC Screen Circle with...

Oh look…it’s been a wild ride. Sometimes the universe gets behind you with a mighty blast. And you do have to acknowledge those moments...

I don’t know quite why I have a blog if I’m always writing in it just that bit late. My adaptation of Pip Williams’ novel, The Dictionary...

I'm cheating here by offering an updated report from the 7-ON website where the seven of us (or as many as can get to it at a given...

I need to give a shout-out to Matthew Thorne and Derik Lynch whose short film, Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) has just won the...

There seems to be a confluence of happenings up on this hill. The artists in the family – namely Janet Ayliffeand Margie Sheppard – are...

I’m such a spasmodic blogger. I do try from time to time. Either way, it’s great to have something new to say. I’m pretty thrilled to be...

What is the point of having set up a blog if you never write in it? Well, it can serve as a ‘next thing’ outlet, and I expect it does....

No, this koala has nothing to do with writing, or theatre, or…anything really, apart from a moment of optimism in a grey old, mean old...

So happy to say that my adaptation of the wonderful Pip Williams’ best-selling novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words has just been...

A quick shout out for those of you living in or near Geelong who might be interested to support this small not-for-profit based in...

I’ve been traveling in Europe since late July, in part for research purposes to do with the soon-to-be-announced (and I’m pretty sure...

I’ve been locked in a research task for much of the last six months – useless to talk about it as there’s an even money chance it will go...

Firstly, the imminent launch of the wonderful Griffith Review’s Edition 76, Acts of Reckoning edited by Ashley Hay with contributing...

I published a Christmas article in signalhouse edition. With their permission I've included it here: DO’S HEDGEHOG SLICE AND BRANDY...

I know, I know – why have a column called ‘Blog’ if you only write in it occasionally? Well, back like a bad penny. Three things:...