I didn't grow up yearning to be an author. I tried my hand at a few things; dish pigging, brick cleaning, physiotherapy, commodities...

*An excerpt from Sweet Dreams of Fanta I pull Lizzie in for a cuddle while I sit on the steps of the front verandah and look down at my...

Around the middle of the third term of year four my mum had had a gutful of Catholic education. Three years earlier she’d had a gutful of...

*An excerpt from Slippery by Liam Carroll* Joel pops the trunk and waves me up, “Right mate, all clear, out you get.” I push my golf club...

Did you hear about the dyslexic, insomniac, agnostic? He couldn’t sleep at night, sick with worry, unsure if there was a dog. Poor fella....

The humble beginnings of the modern era’s undisputed and unrivalled heavyweight defecator champion of the world, Sir Brian 'Pooh Pooh'...

*An excerpt from Slippery by Liam Carroll* Our hotel room has a bare-bones ‘Prison Break’ chique; white tiled floors worn into a mushroom...

The chooks are more dependable than clockwork in this outer realm of Indonesia, up bright and chirpy, cuckooing their way through the dawn.

*An excerpt from Slippery I’m woken from my tequila-induced slumber by the captain’s rushed Malay gibberish. He stops talking as he pulls...

You’ve made the conclusive decision that you are 100% determined to lay your soul bare on the page and write from that most vulnerable...

It’s been brought to my attention that I can perhaps offer some insights into the process of being able to take that novel that is merely...

Peter always treasured the world that was going on around him. You’ll find these people along your way, kind souls who are stoked simply...

Given the powers of time travel there are many people I’d like to thank if I could jump back a few years between now and 1980. There are...

I dedicated Slippery to my dad, the man who taught me to think clearly and laugh loudly, always. And over this past week, being bombarded...

*An excerpt from Slippery It’s almost midday. There’s a lack of construction noise in this part of the city, most of the old buildings in...