Liam Carroll | Blog | Cape Bardo

The Timeless Art of Giving a F*ck

In this age of Aspirational Nihilism, where not giving a f*ck (with subtlety) has become inspirational, where the lure of stale mediocrity w

Poor Elly, So Much Ado About Abbie

Apologies, I’ve been lazy this year in my Bachelor dedication. Rest assured though, I’ve kept a knowing finger on its throbbing pulse fro...

Find a steep hill and sprint up it! Everyday. Because one day it might just save your life.

Like most Australians, most humans in general really, I live on the coast. I wouldn’t have it any other way. To surf, swim, squish sand betw

Don’t Diss the Comments Section, You’re Missing the YouTube Goldmine.

You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a w

“About Time” for a Rom-Com about the Love Between Father and Son

“About Time” does, for the most part, fool you into believing this is a story about a young man who is desperate for love, to find the girl

In a World Obsessed with Conflict, How Can a Kookaburra Save Your Soul…and Your Story?

I suppose it’s always been this way, an ever-repeating global path of least resistance towards basking in conflict. I’ve become acutely aw...

The Scorpio Dilemma

The Scorpios roaming contemporary life find themselves in a strange bind, possessing a sting in their tail that can bring anyone of any s...

The Long Night Battle for Winterfell: When Game of Thrones Lost the Plot

I feel so bad, so dirty, even contemplating writing a bad word about the wonder of George R.R.’s creation. And knowing that George’s crea...

It Doesn’t Care: The Precocious Zen Master Wisdom of Mark Richard Anderson

To earn some sweet extra dosh in my teens, during the golden age of the mid 90’s, I used to pick up my much younger sister Eloise, and mu...

An Irish Grill at The Pantry, Kilkee, County Clare. Pop Would've Loved It.

To have family in Ireland is not to have relatives alive this very day, no, it’s to have Gaelic blood coursing your veins.

Do You Believe the Universe Can Talk to You?

I was never big on the paranormal, more as a defence mechanism than a true disbelief. Sneaking a viewing of Poltergeist as a young’un led...

What Gives Birth to a Novel?

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

January 26: National Forgiveness Day?

History is not up for debate. There are historical facts that we can't run from, can't hide from, can't simply change because horrific ac...

The Bilgola Clown

*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 f...

Like a Tiger!

*An excerpt from Sweet Dreams of Fanta The sky starts to turn light pink as we run onto the main oval at Easton Park and Sam does the big...

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