The 10-question writing prompt — I adore answering questions about myself. One of my life’s greatest disappointments is that I’m overseas every time there’s a census in Australia so I don’t get to answer any of the government’s questions. This prompt originated from Linda Ng. Until I read Linda’s piece, I thought I was the…

The fictional consequences of real things that happen — Before I was yours, I was nobody’s child. I sat in my cot and watched as people came and went. They gave me food. I survived. But that was all. One day you came for me, loving me at first sight because I was beautiful and a baby. Nothing more…

Aussie version of Jacques’ speech, “All the World’s a Stage”, from As You Like It — The whole world is a soapie, And all the men and women are just bloody actors; Comin’ and goin’, One person could play shitloads of characters, Their parts are seven age-brackets. First there’s the baby, Bawlin’ and spewin’ up in his parent’s arms. Then there’s the bratty ankle biter with…

Reminiscing about that time the dial came to town — Picture it. Anytown, USA, the year nineteen-dickety. Judy’s busting her chops over her darn algebra homework and Gramps is sitting in his armchair, puffing away on his pipe, and looking curmudgeonly. Mother’s in the kitchen, getting supper ready. Where else would she be? Father arrives home from work carrying the…

Analysing an analysis of adults I wrote when I was a kid — While recently rifling through my computer, I found this little gem. It’s a small collection of my observations about adults, written when I was 13. This wasn’t schoolwork. It was something I wrote for fun. Because I was a nerd.

And anyone else who likes good music — Here is Part 2 of my playlist of “Working-Class Songs for Working-Class Heroes”. Don’t forget to check out Part 1. Working-Class Songs for Working-Class Heroes — Part 1 And anyone else who likes good musicmedium.com Working Class by Marina P & Stand High Patrol (2018) “We work for all, we feed them all. Now who gonna fight for the working class?” Marina P is an Italian…

And anyone else who likes good music — When you scrape off my veneer, you’ll find that I’m a coal miner’s granddaughter. Blue-collar blood runs through my veins. People in my family worked hard and provided hard, which is why I’m where I am today. So, while this piece would have been better timed for Labour Day, I’ve…

A tribute to the random food that lurks in our refrigerators — We all have one. That random packet, can, or jar of food we bought because it looked interesting and we’re desperate to prove we’re still an interesting person. We take it home with our groceries — that tasty and unique-looking snack we’ll enjoy trying one day. …

Because music and numbers go together like Winnie-the-Pooh and honey — Without numbers, how’d you count the beats in all your favourite songs? I recently took part in the A-Z music writing prompt, so it’s only fair I complement that with a 1–10 music writing prompt. This one comes from Paul Combs: Choose ten songs (or more if you’re ambitious) with…