Category: Writing
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The Change Within
Thousands attend a rally in Isfahan supporting Mousavi (photo: faramarz) Today bloggers from around the world are uniting in support of the protesters and human rights in Iran. What’s happening in Iran is despicable and I’m proud to join them today; to see innocent people left beaten and dying on the streets, their free speech…
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A Trip to the Powerhouse
One of my favourite parts of Sydney is the Powerhouse Museum. Sydney has many interesting museums and galleries but there’s just something special about the Powerhouse. It’s existed in several forms for over 130 years (once even sharing a room with a hospital morgue) and it’s full of history. I could lose myself for hours…
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Quotes About Writing
Image: Vintage Fountain Pen ~ Kriss Szkurlatowski Before I get into this post, I mentioned in my last post that I’d write a review of the new Star Trek film after I saw it. I posted it earlier at my other blog if anyone wants to check it out. If you haven’t seen the film…
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These Are the Voyages…
Click here to take the “Which Star Trek character am I?” quiz This is just a quick update as it’s been a while since my last post. To be honest I didn’t realise it had been so long; I’ve had a lot on my mind these last few months and haven’t felt up to blogging…
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One Week Later
Image: Fire in Upper Ferntree Gully ~ jsarcadia This is a follow up to the poem I posted earlier about Black Saturday and the bushfires in Victoria. I wrote the poem as a way of trying to move through the horror I felt in the days following the tragedy. There were so many images, so…
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Hell on Earth
Image: Smoke Clouds ~ Jety Red sunrise burningWind howling among the trees:Nature is unleashed The beauty of fire:An unstoppable furyDancing on the wind Eucalypt forest:Ancient trees of memoryScorched by angry flames Smoke clouding the sky:Embers falling like raindropsIn the darkest light Twenty years of lifeReduced to rubble and ash:We have each other A fallen tree…
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Great Southern Land
Today was Australia Day, which is Australia’s official national day. It’s a public holiday and commemorates the arrival of Captain Phillip and the First Fleet in 1788. For most people it is an opportunity to display our national pride and you’ll often see flags in windows and people wearing green and gold at barbecues and…
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We Shall Overcome
If there’s one good thing about having insomnia it’s that when something happens in the world, you get to see it at the same time as everyone else. Early yesterday morning, while most Australians were still fast asleep, I experienced a moment in history I’ll never forget. To see an African American in the White…
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Quotes for Peace
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem This is a follow up to my last post. My look back at 2008 was quite long; I had a lot to say, particularly as the situation with Israel and Hamas was developing. It has now escalated further and I’ve been extremely disturbed by the violence and the scenes coming…
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The Year That Was
Buildings Devastated By War I have been following the scenes coming out of Gaza closely during the last five days. Like most people I have been stunned by how the situation has deteriorated so quickly… this period has been the bloodiest I can remember. I had hoped that a brief ceasefire might be reached to…