13 Oct

Memoir – Why Don’t You Get a Real Job?

My mother often said that writers and artists have more mealtimes than meals and that I should aim to get a real job. I became a writer and an artist.

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13 Oct

They Are NOT Married!

A Vanuatu wedding reception that went pear-shaped, thanks to a racist outburst.

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6 Oct

Memoir – The Day I Met a Murderer

A brush with fame (or in this case, infamy) and a bag of mixed lollies.

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6 Oct

Kiwi Adventure!

New Zealand's North Island for a soft-adventure family holiday!

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29 Sep

Memoir – The Day I Defied Gravity

I broke four wrists in primary school. This flash of stupidity accounted for two of them.

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29 Sep

One Night in Bangkok

To Bangkok for Pad Thai, Pythons and Ping-Pong balls!

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22 Sep

Memoir – The Day I Saw My First Nudie-Boobs

A memoir tip on how to include an event that was special to you growing up.

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17 Sep

Fowey in Cornwall

The South coast of Cornwall and the delightful fishing town of Fowey.

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15 Sep

Memoir – The Day of the First Prawn Cocktail

Meet a wonderful woman who lived to 101 with the motto, 'life is too short for tepid food or tepid people'.

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15 Sep

My Kingdom for a Hearse!

Graveline Tours in Hollywood - cruising around in a hearse to check out where the dead and famous checked out.

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8 Sep

Memoir – The Day Roger Went in to Bat

A simple memoir device to look at ten incidents in about ten minutes.

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8 Sep

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey. Poet’s Corner, wall-to-wall dead Kings and Queens and the delightful Cellarium Café

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1 Sep

Write Now – A Memoir

This podcast has a tip for writing a chapter in a memoir.

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1 Sep

Back on Your Bike!

Hooning about on the Greek island of Santorini. Mistake.

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25 Aug

Write Now – A Eulogy

Chances are you will be asked to write, deliver or assist in preparing a eulogy for a family member or friend. 

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25 Aug

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright?

Looking for the world's last Bengal tigers in Nepal's Chitwan National Park.

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18 Aug

Write Now – A Documentary

A look at making a documentary.

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18 Aug

Samoa’s Third Gender

Meet the third gender in Samoa - the fa'afafine.

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11 Aug

Write Now – Focus on Ability

It is voting time for the 2024 Focus on Ability Short Film Festival!

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8 Aug

My MS Story

My entry in the Documentary section of the 2024 Focus On Ability short film festival.

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