About twenty-five years ago, while working in direct marketing, I wrote a piece imagining what modern technology might eventually do to Postman Pat and the residents of Greendale. I found it again recently and decided it was time to revisit them. Unfortunately, the intervening quarter-century has not been kind to Pat. Read Whatever Happened to … Continue reading Whatever Happened to Postman Pat?
One life. Many chapters. Beneath the stars of Matariki. This short story imagines an old cat reflecting on a lifetime of love, loss, belonging and change beneath the winter sky over Diamond Harbour. * * * * * * * * * Before dawn, the harbour barely breathes. I sit on the seat at the … Continue reading Nine Stars, Nine Lives
Some weeks feel like a test of endurance. This one could have qualified for the decathlon. Monday: I had an appointment with the Eye Service at Outpatients, where I was told that despite months of being assured I qualified for publicly funded cataract surgery, I no longer do. The reason? The other eye is “too … Continue reading What a Week (From Hell)
Lately, I’ve been exploring the work of Joe Dispenza, particularly his book Becoming Supernatural. I’ve read a lot of material in this realm, much of it from the Hay House stable—Wayne Dyer, Esther and Jerry Hicks, Anita Moorjani, Gregg Braden, and, of course, Louise Hay. Plus many others that I haven’t mentioned here. While I’ve … Continue reading Curious Coincidences
These are my thoughts on self-publishing and artificial intelligence after publishing my first book, The Woes of Weasley – The Diary of an Orange Cat. Earlier this week, I self-published my first eBook on Amazon KDP titled The Woes of Weasley – The Diary of an Orange Cat. It’s a collection of short stories I’ve … Continue reading Thoughts on Self-Publishing and Artificial Intelligence
I first came to know Maisey Morley, or Baby Julia as she was back then, when I travelled to England with my son Ben in mid 1991. Looking back I can’t help thinking it was quite a brave move on my part to travel half way across the world from New Zealand, just me and … Continue reading Maisey and Me
I’m so glad that someone advised me to keep a separate diary of these events. At the time it sounded absurd and bureaucratic, but without it, I might have doubted my own memory. A few months ago, I began feeling dizzy, panicked, and unlike myself. It was a strange kind of low—anxiety layered on exhaustion—and … Continue reading Unwashed and Unvaccinated
While we were living in Newcastle in 2012 my daughter enrolled in a Music Business Course at the local TAFE and had signed up for singing and guitar lessons. She loved the music crowd at TAFE and she and a group of friends formed a band that occasionally played at pubs around Newcastle. The first … Continue reading Katie Brown Sings
At Godley House Grounds, Diamond Harbour – 24 January 2021 Previous: << Some Girls Sing the Stones Continue reading Live at the Point
At Wunderbar, Lyttelton – 10 October 2020 Next: << Live at the Point Previous: << Diamond Harbour Continue reading Some Girls Sing the Stones
