A year in people #76 – future me

I’m taking requests of people to write about in September and one of my friends asked if I’d write a post about myself. Hmmmm that’s not really the point, but I guess I did put it out there. I asked him in what context. “Not sure really. A bit of self reflection… How you seeContinue reading “A year in people #76 – future me”

A year in people #16 – the boy with no name

(because I can’t remember it) I was 14 years old, on holiday in Tunisia. It was exotic, my second ever holiday abroad and I was allowed to take a friend. Of course, at that age, we thought we were So Grown Up. Just the age where we’d started to notice boys, we’d hang around theContinue reading “A year in people #16 – the boy with no name”

A year in people #10 – Paul McDonald

Hot, sweaty and 65km down, I cycled into a campground in Bridport, Tasmania looking for my allocated pitch. Following the instructions, I spotted the clear patch of grass in what was a pretty packed site and pulled up on my bike. It was my first bike trip and I was just getting the hang of it,Continue reading “A year in people #10 – Paul McDonald”

A year in people

My 2019 project is going to be ‘A year in people’. Over the next 12 months I’m going to write stories about people that have touched my life in some way. There’s no real structure as to what, who or why; that’ll depend on the person and the story. I’m not committing to a certain amountContinue reading “A year in people”

Writers block

When I moved to New Zealand last year I promised myself I would write more. After all, I’d have more time right? Especially when I first moved here and I knew I wouldn’t have a job straight away. I’d finish that journalism course I was halfway through, start my book* and get up to dateContinue reading “Writers block”