Dropping the pretence: I feel quite alone, but I’m ok
I’ve been putting a brave face on the past month or so. Part of pushing myself to try and ‘be happier’. In some ways, it’s worked quite well, and it’s…
2017
Guest appearance on Tales From The Mind Boat podcast
The brilliant storyteller and genuinely wonderful person, Trav Nash, had me as a guest on his podcast Tales from the Mind Boat. Listen to Trav’s story about working for a…
Grateful for what happened before the end
Today would have been the tenth anniversary of my now-former marriage. Ten years. A whole decade. But we didn’t make it this far; we separated last year, two months after…
19 years ago today, my father hanged himself
Today marks 19 years since my father hanged himself. For more than half of those years, I hated him. Intensely. Fiercely. But now, having been right to the same metaphorical…
Adelaide Fringe 2017. That happened.
As the cool kids say, O.M.G! Adelaide Fringe was something equally wonderful and terrifying. Nothing like I ever thought truly possible, but nearly everything I dared hope, at the same…
Review: HUMPTY DUMPTY DADDY [Adelaide Fringe]
Review of HUMPTY DUMPTY DADDY in WeekendNotes during Adelaide Fringe 2017. “…has a charming way of engaging the audience in his tales. He takes dark subject matter and makes it…
Review: HUMPTY DUMPTY DADDY [Adelaide Fringe]
Review of HUMPTY DUMPTY DADDY by Tom Bowden of The Advertiser, during Adelaide Fringe 2017. “We need more shows like this and more discussions about this subject. This is not…
Yet another father kills themselves and leaves their kids behind
I was heartbroken to read this week that former Wallabies player Dan Vickerman had committed suicide. He was just 37 and leaves behind a wife and two sons. Awful, terrible,…