Response to Parks Victoria Greater Gariwerd Draft Management Plan, November 2020 I write as a novice climber, city dweller, professional…
The Political Economy of Planet Pickle
A utopian tale about finding shared values. A story about searching socio-political harmony on a planet with competing political ideologies.…
Sauerteigbrot Walzer
Sourdough Waltz An isolated musical doco following Dr. Dany and her nurtured sourdough starter in a journey from stinky goo…
Why Climb a Rock?
A Letter. Dear Friends, I’m writing in response to the increasing climbing bans in vast areas of the Grampians National…
Melbourne
Saturday, 8 August 2020 Melbourne you’re my home but you feel a little different. Have I been too hard on…
Resurrection (A Night in Vienna)
With complete gravity and solemnity of expression (First Movement) Living in Australia, it is difficult and expensive to visit the…
Sour and Satisfied
Grandpa did not wait for the Messiah Watermelon with Bulgarian cheese Makes time pass like a breeze Patient waiting Helps…
Nina’s Gun
“Whether or not it draws on new scientific research, technology is a branch of moral philosophy, not science”. – Paul…
The Joy of Trauma
I attended my first war just before my sixth birthday. To a first-grade aspiring astronaut, war was a serious disruption.…
About 50 Decisions
The destination is about 20 meters ahead of me.Not far by any stretch of the imagination.I can see the protruding metallic loops at the end sparkling in the sun.In the scheme of things, 20 meters is not much. Roughly between 50-60 steps, progressing vertically on an ancient sandstone rock