Liam Carroll | Blog | Cape Bardo

The Steamy 3x2 Love of My Life

I can paddle out in a roaring southerly, a bitter cold symphony of salt, seaweed and turbulence, all while remaining snug us a bug in a rug.

Family Romance LLC, a National Phenomenon

It’s not a lie to bend the truth if it means giving someone a little boost when they need it most.

Goal Keeping and the Art of Fighting Bullies

The day I realised I wasn’t a weak little freckly chubber, condemned to a life of putting up with being bullied, spat on and laughed at.

Bless Nicole, My Freckly Willy Saviour

It feels like someone has stabbed me right in my willy. The pain goes up through my eyeballs but it’s coming straight from my donger!

The Corona Crucifixion

Jesus said hey, let’s throw a big party. Peter said oh no, that’s not very smarty. We must social distance, stay safe J Dog.

The Mexican Straight Razor

The barber stumbles about the shop, swinging the razor blade through the air as if he were composing for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

One Perfect Feb Morn with Rufty and the Florist

Surfers don’t walk to the water’s edge, they run, through the dunes like five year olds, barefoot grown men, lives defined by the ocean.

Corona This. Bat-Soup That. It's Time for Shanghai Slippery.

Did you know Slippery is banned in China while selling bats in meat markets is fine? In these wild times, the world needs Shanghai Slippery.

Hooroo Love - A 2019 Aussie Poem

HOOROO Goodbye, farewell, see ya later. LOVE Makes the world go around. HOOROO LOVE (c) Liam Carroll “G’day Berty” Jack called out as he ...

Family Time

Heather was stressed to the eyeballs, as usual. ‘What do I have to do to get these fools away from their beloved, bloody screens?’ These ...

A Deal's a Deal, Make it a Good One

One day, not so long ago, somewhere between three and four decades, but who’s counting, I had the misfortune of accidentally sending the ...

The Refined Scorpio

It's that special time of year - Scorpio Season. And I thought the best star sign ever deserved a fable, our own Scorpio fairytale, somet...

Carl Jung: Accept Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

If the doctor wants to guide another, or even accompany him a step of the way, he must feel with that person’s psyche. He never feels it whe

JOKER: The Villain We Deserve

Spoiler alert; I’m writing about the newly released Joker and, as much as I’ll try to avoid specific plot details, I’m sure to give cruci...

A Review of 'Wake in Fright'

I stumbled upon Kenneth Cook’s masterpiece two days ago while killing time before a meeting, waltzing about in a Barangaroo bookshop I ne...

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