In Which I am Living in an A-Mazing Bunker
I am writing this from a bunker in Wilmot, Tasmania. The bunker is in the form of a maze, formed …
Tag Archives: Creatve Non-Fiction
This Old House
My brain has been on a single track lately, and I’m not altogether certain whether I am, at last, hurtling …
A Surprising Announcement
No, I haven’t bought a house, or a new shop. This is an announcement of …a new blog! Yessss. I’ve …
Sucky Bags Revisited
I’m road-testing a new sous vide machine. So naturally that means I’m also vacuum packing the food. Let me explain: …
Bad Karma? Or Just Lousy Planning?
Am I just a lousy planner, or what? Yes, I’m still homeless, and now you can add disabled to the …
Does It Pop For You?
Forrest Gump was right, you know. Life is like a box of chocolates, and I’ll be dipped if I’m not …
Ella, the Rooster, Sings a New Note
I first heard it about 4:45 a.m. Ella was crowing, as usual, except something was different. It was enough to …
Are These the Runaway Hens?
In Which Thelma and Louise Are Sighted at the Local Shopping Center It was right out of the blue. I …
Colour Me EmPurpled
Ah, c’mon. This is getting sillier by the day. I thought Dictionary.com had outdone themselves with their selection of amygdaliform as …
Shaped Like an Almond
Dictionary.com Word of the Day Sunday November 25, 2012 amygdaliform \uh-MIG-duh-luh-fawrm, adjective: Shaped like an almond. Amygdaliform derives from the …
The Meandering Matriarch 