One

Just because I can vacuum the house from one powerpoint doesn’t mean that it happens often.

Redundant

They’re saying we’ve reached peak beard. I don’t know how to tell the irises. Let alone how to shave them.

Wrapped in the winged arms of my Papa’s chair. Solid eggs. Cooling. The morning gum, and its refracted light, hold … More

One moment, the brain and body drifting gently in that soft connection-disconnection of the noon-time dishes. The next, cellular grief, … More

Surrender of sleep [to the never-never, keeping company with the starlight hours]. Surrender of soul [to the every expanding universe, … More

The masters of bygone devotions have nothing on the suburban spectacular of the Jacaranda Cathedral. As the summer begins, straightened … More

The storm has strewn foam moats on the beach, casting strange new cartographies on an already contested land. Where … More

Not so far from home are big, glorious River Red Gum trees. They have among their number gracious old giants … More

I came home today after being away. It was just a short trip, but nonetheless, it got me thinking about … More

It’s the placement of the garden fork that undoes me. As I stand, paralysed by the fear of stunting the … More