Week of 27 October 2025 Ahhh. The week after the week of the final public holiday before the end of year break. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in my real...

I love the third week of October because it’s Hobart Show week and we get a day off in the middle of the week. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in...

Week of 13 October 2025 I had this week off work. Hurrah! It was the week after school holidays. It’s weird. Now I don’t have a school-age child living at home, I have no idea when school holidays is and the only way I notice is there is less...

Week of 6 October 2025 It was a loud week. Too loud. I didn’t do much. Sometimes it’s good to chill a bit. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in my...

Week of 29 September 2025 This was a very exciting week! The baby peregrine falcons in the nest at 367 Collins Street in Melbourne hatched. The first one on Tuesday. Now there are three little chicks for us to watch for the next six weeks as they grow and...

Week of 22 September 2025 This post includes a copy of my recent post on Substack about a recent short story writing workshop with Angela Slatter, so if you follow my writing blog over there you may have already read this. But there’s also my usual weekly update of...

Week of 15 September 2025 This week started where last week left off: In Melbourne for Kramstable’s birthday. But, alas, we had to come home, and navigating the airport was Not Fun. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing....

Week of 8 September This was semester break for my uni course so once I’d handed my assignment in on Monday, I was able to have a break from study . . . (checks notes) . . . catch up on the readings and any tutorial work I’d missed....

Week of 1 September 2025 A week of celebrating learning. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my stories in my real human voice. Adult learners week This year is the 30th anniversary of...