#40 My Poetry in 2017: Caffeinated Sex, PNG and Cairns

I want to end this year with a look back on my writings and musings throughout the year, marking the first year that I spent understanding how best to 'tell ones story', as it is often the hardest thing to do. Though I have tries exploring different forms of writing, I have enjoyed the voice …

Feature Article: When the walls falls.

The world we live in is changing. The Fox-Murdoch and Westfield-Lowy empire tossing in the flag is acknowledgment of this rising tide. This was a piece in thr SMH that caught my attention.

#39 A Journey Back Home (Poem)

I wondered Into the day To find where I belonged, Leaving time and space before me, Feet after feet - A growing distance. In front, I was drawn into eyes, Shimmering beneath blistering sunsets. Each time wondering, Whether sunrise would bring me back over the horizon. And I held my breath. Each time, In belief …

Part2/2: Ptsh. F*#% Off mate. “Parking might not be as important to restaurants.”

A recent report claimed that car parking was not as important to restaurants as their owners might have thought, but I beg to differ and take it with a grain of salt.

#38 When It All Began (I left before I was gone)

Every wondering soul is looking for something bigger then them. I secretly sympathise with crushed cans on roadsides for reasons that I cannot quite explain. This is an attempt to make sense of these seemingly divergent points.

Part 1/2- Car Parking in Cairns

I sold my car several weeks before I headed to PNG for a gig, substituting my own apathy toward public transport for the kindness of friends, only to realise how much I needed my own legs.  

Feature Article: Wielding Silence for Power

If you use too many words, the point you want to make can get lost. Originally published in Forbes 26 Jun 2017 by Avery Blank Sometimes, words are not all they are cracked up to be. Silence can yield more power than words. Inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci said, “Nothing strengthens authority so much as …

#37 A Journey Back Home.

More and more Papua New Guinean parents are sending their children overseas to gain education and exposure. Around the holidays, they all return home with a vigour of pride. This is my take on that moment during that trip back home when I was part of that group.

#36 A New Turn

I am almost 30, though it feels as if though I have been 'almost 30’ for a while now and I am noticing the meanderings of my writing.