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Forward by Barry York Ph.D, OAM, Author of “The Maltese in Australia” and Historian, Australian Museum of Democracy

Forward by Barry York Ph.D, OAM, Author of "The Maltese in Australia" and Historian, Australian Museum of Democracy.Filed under: Writing

Emergency Pie

Every time I play a particular old Ray Charles LP on my record player, I am transported back in time to my student days, and more specifically, to an old inner-Sydney terrace house at 361 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst. I used to play that LP over and over again in the dimly lit lounge room of […]

A Maltese Official Story

I love the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. It is a very beautiful place. The people there are generally friendly, generous and they are blessed with an idiosyncratic sense of humour that makes them seem quirky and funny. The population of that sunny archipelago need all of that sense of humour when they deal with […]

A Maltese Offical Story

I love the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. It is a very beautiful place. The people there are generally friendly, generous and they are blessed with an idiosyncratic sense of humour that makes them seem quirky and funny. The population of that sunny archipelago need all of that sense of humour when they deal with […]

The Refrigerator

Holy smoke, you must be kidding! Now the fridge has packed it in. Just what I needed this month, what with my smartphone being stolen, the huge bill for paving at the house, car registration and insurance papers arriving in the post last week and just after sanding and polishing the timber floors of the […]

People seem to like this one

George Washingmachine27/1/14 I took my old, front-loading washing machine to the scrap yard yesterday. It was a sad day. The old machine was a faithful, reliable friend for about sixteen years. It always did a good job without any fuss or trouble. The old Whirlpool performed well, right up to the very end. Right up until […]

Not everyone will like this one.

Rugby League and the Lido Shuffle  It was early morning on Bondi Beach and a sliver of bright sunshine seemed to be prising my tightly shut eyes open, just like some unbearable, yellow wedge. My face contorted as I slowly cracked open encrusted eyelids to reveal tired and blood-shot eyes, on a face that was […]

The Band and the Brass Monkey Gig

“Exactly what have you got us into, Barry?” Barry was the guitarist and made most of the bookings for the band. We had just driven through the gates and checkpoint to the showground of the little country village, miles from nowhere, after explaining to four huge, fearsome looking men in black leather and hostile attitude […]

Helga

  “I had a girlfriend in Denmark”- apologies to Danish author Isak Dinesen and for similarities to the first line from the movie, “Out of Africa”. Helga was a truly magnificent woman. She was striking to look at; a physically strong and powerfully built woman in her mid-twenties, with a very gentle and loving nature. […]

Enough for now, as long as it stops raining.

Another rainy day, another short story! That makes an even dozen and  well over 20,000 words. I think that’s enough for now. I’m not convinced that anyone will want to read them (they are a little personal), but I really enjoyed writing them and my editor says that a second publication helps sales of the […]