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Crap Day, Big Weekend

Finally, some sunny weather! So I put on my old work clothes and psyched myself up for some heavy duty yard work that has been banking up, and that I have been putting off. I thought that I might do a bit of chainsaw work in the early morning while I waited for the grass […]

Perhaps?

This grey and miserable weather is really great for writing! I’m up to ten stories now and over 17,500 words. If I do decide to go with this new book, I think this could be the intro: INTRODUCTION The following collection of ten short stories was inspired by a recent event that brought back a […]

Halfway there?

Thanks to everyone who has given me a “like” or other feedback on the short stories, lately. I am up to over 10,000 words now, which is probably around halfway to another potential publication. I think I now have a unifying theme and style to go on with and I have discovered the genre of […]

The Precise Instant When I Decided To Break-Up With My Girlfriend

Sometimes, when I’m feeling a little bored and alone, I walk around the house, pretending. I try to remember what it’s like having a steady girlfriend; it’s been a while. And sometimes, I engage in imaginary conversations with ex-girlfriends. I talk to myself: “No, that’s not what I said.” “No, that’s not what I meant, […]

My (re)Gifted Parents

For as long as I can remember, my elderly parents have always been enthusiastic participants in the related practices of re-gifting (passing on unwanted gifts as gifts to others) and the recycling of unwanted items as presents to other people. I remember my father giving me a bottle of Scotch for my birthday, once, that […]

Ben

This is the story about a friend of mine I have known intermittently since childhood. We went to the same high school and played in the same weekend, rugby league team when we were 15 years old. But we were never what you would call really close friends. Sometimes coincidentally and sometimes by design, we […]

An Interview

An Interview My author interview with Faraxa PublishingFiled under: Writing

A Girl Called Jo

I said, “I would give anything to be with a girl like you.” Jo was so smart, so beautiful and lovely. She laughed as she leaned forward to kiss me. “You are with me.” My heart stopped beating for that split second, but deep down I knew I was not. It was the night before […]

Music and Nostalgia

After three years of accepting that my LP record turntable didn’t work, I suddenly got the urge to try again, after setting up my stereo in the old house and… guess what! I’m still not sure how it happened. Fiddled with the stylus, changed some settings on the amplifier and got sound from the headphones. […]

Music and Nostalga

After three years of accepting that my LP record turntable didn’t work, I suddenly got the urge to try again, after setting up my stereo in the old house and… guess what! Still not sure how it happened. Fiddled with the stylus, changed some settings on the amplifier and got sound from the headphones. Changed […]