62 Million

Apr 20, 2026 | blogging

Content Warning: This is about the CNN investigation into the website that has a ‘rape academy’ on it. If you’re not ok to read more about it, then skip this one. If you’ve not heard about it, then here’s the link. I shouldn’t have to say anything here. Or explain...

Where do you look for permission?

Apr 16, 2026 | blogging, coaching, how-to, rebellion

Permission isn’t something we’re used to giving ourselves. We’re used to thinking of it as something that comes from outside ourselves, something that gets bestowed on us by people on the outside. Think about permission and how it functions in our society: permission...

Exhausted, done + want to change everything?

Feb 2, 2026 | blogging, creativity, how-to, rebellion, tools, writing

How to write your way out of a slump You don’t need a new gym membership.  Or a new haircut.  If you’re feeling exhausted, done with doing the same thing over and over and not getting anywhere, if you just want something to change, I get it.  I’ve felt...

This is not who we are

Dec 15, 2025 | blogging, rebellion, writing

I’m seeing a lot of media and social media posts calling the perpetrators of the act of terrorism that at current count has killed 16 people in Bondi Beach on Sunday 14th December 2025 ‘evil’. Calling this act ‘evil’ puts a distance between us and the people doing the...

3 unexpected things I learned from organising a literary festival

Nov 6, 2025 | blogging

In October, I helped deliver the first Dandenong Ranges Literary Festival – the first festival for my area.  It was incredible, the feedback was off the charts and the vibe on the day outstanding. We as a team can safely say that we knocked it out of the park. ...

Solstice Lessons from a Candle

Jun 26, 2025 | blogging, words

Wax dripped over my fingers as I held the candle horizontal and tried to get the wick clear enough from the wax pooled around it so it could light.  The match burned down to my fingertips as I willed the wick to take the flame.  “MotherFUCKER,” I thought to...