I was lucky: I went hitchhiking and encountered goodness all the way
Category - People
The girl in seat 4C
A journey begins. A journey ends. A journey begins again...
Thank you, John Clarke
On the late, great, Mr John Clarke.
A story without end
I help you. You help me. We get to help each other. Such are the joys of travel.
Meeting Tony Birch
In praise of a writer with a feel for life - its beauty and its terror.
A stereo story
March, 2010. A pub in Williamstown. My wedding day. 'Re: Stacks' by Bon Iver.
In the huddle
Three-quarter time at the local football ground: sunshine, mud and poetry.
Saltwater dreaming
He swims. Almost every morning and usually before sunrise. In any season. In any weather. And never in a wetsuit.
Gone fishing
When the weather is good and the tide is right, Joe goes fishing, down where the Yarra River meets Port Phillip Bay.
Heavenly Queen of the west
By the Maribyrnong River, Melbourne, the most improbable sight: a 16-metre statue of the Heavenly Queen.