Those of you privileged enough to have grown up with a school dinner lady, may recall suppers doled out with all the...
Return Of The Tea Lady: Column piece
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Pondering Life
Plastic Defence: Column piece
This month marks Plastic Free July and I for one am left with a slightly uneasy feeling about the timing of this...
Seven Rules For Beard Owners
Lately a strange facial hair dichotomy has been occupying my thoughts, perhaps some of you have been inflicted with...
2018 The Year Of Second Thoughts: Year in Review
As I sit staring at this blank page considering the year that was, the overriding feeling that lingers is ... 2018 was...
Happy Flowers Week
Life is full of light and shade and as you know I prefer to focus on the positive, always looking for the laughs in...
Hopman Cup 2018 Free Seating Debacle
I've been fortunate to have attended the Hopman Cup for almost all of the past thirty years. During that time I've...
2017 The Year of Humanity
The following piece appears in my monthly column for Swan Magazine. Is it just me or do these end of year columns seem...
Just Make A Decision
Writing this month’s magazine article is a little strange as I am effectively arguing against my own profession. For...
Why cafés should come with an age guide.
It had to happen. I knew the day would come but thought I might’ve had a few more years yet. Sadly, I’ve begun to...
Western Australian Consumer Protection Awards 2017 winners
It takes a lot to get me to a breakfast event these days, so when I tell you that I was thrilled to get an invitation...
The Anthology Experiment
I thought I’d let you in on a recent somewhat intriguing writing experience, being part of an anthology. One...
Marketing at London Book Fair 2017
Apologies for so many blogpost this month, however there is a lot happening. One of the main things is the London Book...