Woken by my phone. It is a call from a bloke who contacted me out of the blue by e-mail on the weekend. He has the most fantastic voice. It is a deep and broad Aussie accent with the super-cool…
Woken by my phone. It is a call from a bloke who contacted me out of the blue by e-mail on the weekend. He has the most fantastic voice. It is a deep and broad Aussie accent with the super-cool…
Yesterday got away on me and I really did not get another chance to diarise (yes, literary pedants, I know this is not a word). I jotted down a few notes on my phone as I went and should have…
Headphones on, radio National playing through my phone, I scoot off down to the train station. I have taken to avoiding the footpath, sticking to the lovely smooth surface of the road. At 11 km an hour, about the speed…
I am woken most mornings by the sound of numbers beeping on a keypad and a door clicking open (our doors are automated with touchpads to enable me to get in and out – and this has the added advantage…
I am woken suddenly with my legs rocking and rolling and bouncing. I check the clock that projects the time on my ceiling. 3:08 AM. This is a common enough occurrence. Spinal patients are subject to reflex movements of muscles…
I am working on a research project – or at least I am starting to think about a research project to see whether it has legs. My interest is in the connection between virtue and human flourishing. That sounds complex,…
It had been a relaxing day, the first of a 10 day holiday with my parents and brothers and their families in Callala Bay, but as the sun started to set I began to feel uncomfortable. I have ongoing issues…
Waving my hand in front of the iridescent blue sensor plate that opens my front store, I head outside into the drizzle, raincoat over my head and another on my knees. I look like a pink and yellow marshmallow; like…
I have historically thought of myself as a relatively strong and independent person although I am discovering that I am much more dependent and weak than I had thought. One of the strange things is that I find myself falling…
In the next couple of weeks I will be teaching on the topic of sexual ethics. I am sure that sex is on the mind of many of you. In fact, I can say with confidence that it is likely…