Archive for the 'General' Category

I have a new laptop computer. Yay! My old laptop was just over six years old and was getting really, really slow. I mean – r e a l l y s l o w. There wasn’t much space left on the hard drive either, which was causing me a few headaches too. That’s all [...]

Adelaide Writer’s Week 2010 I had the privilege of hearing Australian writer Tom Keneally speak several times during this year’s Adelaide Writers’ Week. On each occasion he was in fine form and proved to be not only a brilliant speaker, but also funny and instructive – often at the same time. I didn’t take many [...]

Some things really rile me. They get under my skin and irritate me like the itch of a hundred mosquito bites. Today is a public holiday throughout South Australia for the running of the Adelaide Cup. Ridiculous if you ask me. The Adelaide Cup is, at best, a second rate horse race when compared to [...]

It’s two weeks into the New Year and I haven’t posted here since Christmas Day. Some of you might have been wondering about where I’d gone over the last three weeks. Truth is, I’ve been rather busy. It seems that the Christmas – New Year period gets busier every year, and more crowded with events. [...]

Christmas greetings to all of my readers. I have gone on an interesting journey with my writing this year and many of my loyal readers have travelled with me. Significant writing achievements this year include: Having several short stories, poems and articles published. Winning first prize in a poetry competition. Completing the course work for [...]