Jackson

A monkey who lived in the zoo got terribly bored with the view. There was nothing to eat. There was no-one on heat. So he played with his shit, as you do. (First published in BlazeVox) Read more

carrying around a huge volume of Dickens I speak to strangers (First published in The Mozzie) Read more

Adelaide, 6 September 2013 On the day before an election a baby goos in a pram. His mother says ‘having a baby makes me love the human race’. I wish there was a mother I could vote for Read more

a violinist outside the Gallery playing all day long Read more

You want to know my deepest darkest secret? Don't ask me at a table of blithe people — ask me with the walls up around us and the doors locked. My deepest darkest secret is that I am a poet. Therefore I am allowed no secrets but to tell them I must make them into art.… Read more

yesterday I said it shouldn’t be given freely it should be earned but today I think when I meet a new person I should start with respect and let disrespect be earned First published in KSP Writers Centre Newsletter Read more