Cultural Changes

…Changing a character’s manner of speech so it is grammatically and culturally understood can never hurt [unlike my disparaging and insensitive generalisations of every nationality except my own].

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You gotta give to get

…I am doing a handstand, throwing a knife, and reading court transcripts.

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Finding the “off” switch

…I realised I can’t shake the writer out of me – I applied a literary creative approach to the musical creative process.

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A version of Persian…“P”

…A typical night in everything but the cuisine.

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Musing on the news

…The opportunity to extend my freelancing into a permanent role as a financial and legal news reporter really appealed to me and I decided to give it another chance.

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It’s a fine line between pleasure and pain

Published on June 12th, 20102 comment

…After all, you don’t want the playa to start hatin’ the game.

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The Puppet Project

Published on June 4th, 20103 comment

…Whether this indulges my inner child, my creative writing ability, or my repressed multiple personalities, stay tuned!

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Flailing and failing: treading water in the waiting line…”O”

Published on May 19th, 20105 comment

…this instalment of the Alpha meals is quite subversive to the “Rules”. We could have chosen Oceania and tried some Modern Pacific fare, but the lure of seafood yum cha was too much! Anyway, Oceania is not a country so if you are going to break rules, you may as well break them good! Fail #1 for the Alpha Group.

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The Mentorlist

Published on May 3rd, 2010one comment

…swimming against the current of repressed memories and age denial is not an easy feat at 27 years old – and all it takes is this introduction from a Year 6 student to have it all come flooding back.

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Where you at, fool?

Published on May 2nd, 20107 comment

…being able to achieve your goals with support from your loved ones seems so effortless. Much like going to Oz to get a brain or some courage – too easy! And I’m sure both Mum and Barry believe either of these two should be my main priority.

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