NEWS & MUSINGS

Mar 24, 20233 min read

Launching at the Lounge

I am always deeply touched by the people who make the effort to drive to town on a Thursday evening to hear me talk about my work. Amongst...

Jul 1, 202211 min read

Trail of Hope and connection

Last month, I had the privilege of undertaking my third wilderness trail with Sicelo Mbatha, whose memoir, Black Lion: Alive in the...

Dec 1, 20214 min read

The Invitation

This is a guest Blog from Sicelo Mbatha. It was published on his website on 12 July 2021, and also in his memoir, Black Lion Alive in the...

Dec 1, 20205 min read

How to Unwrite a Novel (AKA lessons from a mollusc)

When I was young, I assumed my life was a novel. Like that man in ‘Stranger than fiction’, I could always hear some authorial voice...

May 5, 20206 min read

The Koala's Cry

A billion animal lives; twenty-seven human lives; countless human and animal homes. This is the latest toll of the 2020 Australian...

Jun 8, 20154 min read

Incredible journeys

I recently had the pleasure and privilege of being selected as a runner up in the Short Sharp Stories annual short fiction competition....

Sep 9, 20124 min read

A night out in Lagos

The Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa Award Ceremony, to give it its full title, was one of the most remarkable events that I...