Schoolboy See him, in the classroom: he can’t sit still, he is fidgeting and rocking in his chair, his energy frenetic and uncontainable in the confines of the four walls and the desk he sits behind. Concentrate on my instructions! Focus on each step in order! You can do this task if you only listen… Continue reading Schoolboy
Rain cloud Two country miles from the tennis courts to our house. A good game and social catch-up; now it’s time to walk home. Meandering along, enjoying the birdsong and the company of my family, I hear an otherworldly roar building in volume. I glance behind to see a wall of water rushing at us… Continue reading Roar
Sample lunchbox I'm a legend in my own lunchbox ... and my lunchbox is getting bigger ... Calling someone a 'legend in their own lunchbox' is one of the many funny things you may hear in Australia. In the same vein of another amusing Australians saying, Do you want a medal, or a chest to… Continue reading Lunchbox
We all have greatness inside us. Hope is elusive because it involves a wish for the future … which is in direct contrast to the phenomenal understanding that “now is all there is”. If we hope for something we are anticipating a future possibility, a desire for something to happen some time from now. And… Continue reading Hope
Twitterbird They bounced up to me in the schoolyard, cutting me off as they demanded to know why “you denied us on Twitter!” Snapped out of my reverie about the upcoming lesson I informed them, “I don’t have a Twitter account.” Into my face were shoved three phones, each showing the Twitter account of someone… Continue reading Twitterville
Squid Game: The Challenge Continuing on from this post, which introduced my critique of Squid Game versus Squid Game: The Challenge, I commence with caveats as to why the reality show does not capture my attention, nor pique my interest ... and which delineate my inadequacy as a reality show viewer: Within the first episode… Continue reading Cephalopods
Squid Game Squid Game, the South Korean scripted drama, appeared on our screens in 2021. Like thousands - millions, maybe - I revelled in this psychological thriller from the safety of my comfy chair, eating savoury snacks and chocolate while watching the down-on-their-luck characters eat meagre meals between their life-and-death battles. I enjoyed the psychology… Continue reading Cephalopod
I had the pleasure of reading darwin's no spring without winter. Please enjoy my review below. *** The appeal of no spring without winter lies in darwin’s ability to capture small moments of ordinariness, recognising that these minutiae are, in fact, worthy of being treasured.Readers are quickly transported into darwin’s world by a strong sense… Continue reading Review: no spring without winter
"Wish You Well" by Bernard Fanning A line from Bernard Fanning's song is bouncing round my head, ricocheting off the internal walls of my skull as it careers around my mind: I just wanna wish you well This break-up song is upbeat - maybe too upbeat for its subject matter, if a good cry is… Continue reading Wish You Well
"Cellnight" by John Kinsella I was fortunate to review this book for ArtsHub. It's the first verse novel I've read, this being an emerging genre. I found this book remarkable: on the surface, one verse after another, building into poems which built into sections. Enjoyable. The most remarkable thing about this book, though, was the… Continue reading ArtsHub: “Cellnight”
Annabel Harz: Author and Artist 