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Book Signing

I was book signing at the beautiful Seabank Resort in Mellieha, today. I spoke with some lovely people while there, including a very interesting elderly French woman who stays at the same hotel for the same two weeks of every year and an Englishman of Maltese parentage who has six brothers and sisters, who just […]

The Octagenarian Leaves Malta

I had a celebratory whisky or two with my 82 going on 83 year old father, last night. He left Malta for Australia this afternoon. My father is not a drinker, so a whisky usually “loosens” him up a little and he starts talking about the past. It made me think of how many interesting […]

Just Call Me… Fortunate.

I may be being too sensitive, here, but I can not help but feel somewhat uncomfortable whenever someone tells me how lucky I am. It seems to happen quite often, lately. I am fortunate enough to have enough assets to live comfortably, without ever having to worry about money for the rest of my life, […]

A good ear for music but hilarious

Conversation with my 82 year old father who is visiting me in Malta, this morning at the “Piadina Cafe”, Valleta. Dad: “This music has a nice beat, doesn’t it.” Me: “Yes dad, it’s reggae, it emphasises the second and fourth beat of the bar instead of the first and third that rock and pop music […]

There is always something that reminds me.

Funny, what stands out in your memory of childhood. Sometimes, it’s an emotion that dominates the memory, rather than the event itself. And sometimes, similar emotions later in life can recall those memories. At times, its difficult to know if childhood memories are real experiences, or manufactured ones from stories you hear, or photographs you […]

More Writing, Perhaps?

To past and present friends, acquaintances and colleagues, and ex-students. Today, June 6th, 2015 is officially my last day as an Australian school principal. I have been on leave from the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities up until now, but it ends today and official retirement begins tomorrow. All the speeches have […]

Some Pleasant News

Just received this welcome message from my publisher, Joanne Micallef, of Faraxa Publishing, Malta: “Just a note to let you know that your book will be present on the National Book Council’s stand at the London Book Fair, which is going to be held at around the 16th of April. They are going to participate […]

I’m a Lalien, I’m a Legal Lalien…

I asked a bank investment consultant in Malta what the letter “L” at the end of my ID card number signified. She replied: “maybe, Lalien?”. Think I might be able to write a short story from this.Filed under: Writing

buenos dias

Seems like a few people in South America are visiting this blog, lately. I hope you are enjoying the short stories :)Filed under: Writing

Brazil, who are you?

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