Week 23/2026: I eat the stars
Week of 1 June 2026 A few years ago I read Sarah Wilson’s book on the climate catastrophe, This Wild and Precious Life, and I wrote a blog post about it at the start of 2021. I wrote about how every year, everyone kept wanting to chalk up the...
Week 22/2026: Island readers and writers festival
Week of 25 May 2026 This week was the inaugural Island Readers and Writers Festival, a “five-day celebration of literature, story-telling and creating connection” here in Nipaluna/Hobart. It was presented by Island, the organisation behind the literary magazine of the same name. The festival had a range of events...
Week 20/2026: Dusk
Week of 11 May 2026 This week I’ve been making photos of the dusk skies. 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. Dusk skies It’s a lovely...
Week 15/2026: Bizarrerie
Week of 6 April 2026 The start of the week was three days off work, thanks to public holidays and an extra day’s leave. It was very hard to go back to work on Thursday! This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI...
Week 10/2026: Hearing things
Week of 2 March 2026 This was week 2 of my second year uni course. I wrote about it on Substack, but in a nutshell, I volunteered to do a presentation (which is worth 20% of my mark) in week 2, so I spent most of last week putting...
Week 09/2026: Catching up
Week of 23 February 2026 Another busy week so this is another short post. I have a couple of catch-up things to write about. They’re coming! This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always bring you my...
Week 07/2026: Pride!
Week of 9 February 2026 After the Pride flag raising two weeks ago, this Saturday (14th) was the annual Pride Parade in Hobart. As we’ve done the past few years, my workplace registered a group to take part. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do...
Week 03/2026: Morning walks
Week of 12 January 2025 This was my first full week back at work. I was in the office four days out of five this week, which was exhausting. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in my writing. I will always...
Week 02/2026: 15th birthday
Week of 5 January 2026 It came to my attention this week that my first post on this blog was on 5 January 2011, so this week was the 15th birthday of my blog! I research and write my posts myself. I do not use AI in my writing....
Week 01/2026: Farewell to another year
Week of 29 December 2025 This was a week of low expectations and not much going on, as we said farewell to another year. So this is a kind-of sort-of year in review post. This post is wholly researched and written by me. I do not use AI in...