I was p’lunkering on my short story efforts the other week and I thought to myself that the text in question would translate very well into a graphic format. I’m note sure; Is there something between “graphic novel” and “comic book?” It’s not a particularly funny story, so “comic” is not appropriate. I’ve been [...]

Claire is one month old today. I suppose I could pontificate on the transformative effects of parenthood, relating to world, or the nuances of not only becoming a dad but surviving it for the first four-plus weeks. Yes, the first month of life for this strange little creature that come to live with [...]

Despite needing to break for a few hours to move my sister and subsequently feed my family, I cannot fully express how well the writing went yesterday.
I was up with the dog at 6:30. I should have been dismayed. I should have been frustrated. But my brain had been churning all night long, [...]

Don’t worry if you don’t understand completely, just yet. It’s deliberately confusing and vague. What I really want to do is pull the bits into a swirling whole and see how the pieces land before I move onwards. There are scattered bits of plot and idea, meandering fragments of character and concept, [...]

While my brother runs through Melbourne eating kanagroos, I’m here working, plotting training materials about the obvious.
I received my analysis today. It seems that at some point in my busy working life I signed up for a leadership programme wherein I fill out a survey, receive an analysis in the email, and then gather [...]

There is something about history books that makes so many people cringe. The interesting thing is that this reputation just used-to-be true. There are a whole lot of really good history books out there. For example, Karin bought me a book on mathematical history, a (literally) rivetting read on the story behind trying to solve Fermats Last Theorem. Sounds dry, but anyone with any (even vague) interest in science would read it like the latest legal drama from whats-his-name.