A few titbits

  • President of Roy Orbison Fan Club of Australia
  • An invisible barrier prevented my entry into the Sphinx Temple in Cairo
  • Went to Jamaica for CHOGM while working for Foreign Affairs
  • Almost strangled in London
  • Almost raped in the Italian Embassy in London
  • Almost sold into white slavery and shipped off to Turkey
  • Almost caught by armed soldiers and jailed in Chile
  • Almost shot when caught out after curfew with a sub-machine gun pushed into my cheek
  • …and so it goes…
 

Writing Credits

Published – Books:
Shattered Reflections
  • Piland Press, Melbourne 2006
Shattered Reflections 2nd edition
  • Piland Press, Melbourne 2016
While I Can Still Remember
  • Piland Press, Melbourne 2016
Fugue
  • Piland Press, Melbourne 2016
Beneath My Skin
  • Piland Press, Melbourne 2021

 
Published – Short Stories:
I Can Do It, Dad
  • Published in Vagabound a literary magazine 1997
Quicksand
  • Published in Vagabound a literary magazine 1998
 
Published - Non-Fiction Articles:
For Better or for Worse - the Australian & South-East Asian Marriage Sticks
  • Published in Plastics News International a trade magazine, June 1998
Dacomb : The Aussie Shorthand
  • Published in Underground a non-fiction publication, 1998
Duclos, Marie Louise Edouard (1858-1900)
  • Published in Dictionary of Mauritian Biography, Société de L’Histoire de L’Ile Maurice-2, No. 57, July 2005
 
Awards – Short Stories:
I Can Do It, Dad
  • Shortlisted in Robinson’s Bookshop S/S Competition 1997
  • 2nd prize in FAW Far North Coast Regional 10th Anniversary Literary Competition 1997
Close to the Bone
  • 3rd Prize in Grampians Writers Literary Competition 1997
  • Most Highly Commended in 5th Tom Howard S/S Contest 1997
  • Highly Commended in FreeXpresSion Inaugural 1999 Literary Competition 1999
Going Upstream
  • Worthy Mention in Wollondilly FAW Literary Competition 1997
Sour Milk
  • Commended in Moora Moora S/S Competition 1998
  • Shortlisted in Robinson’s Bookshop S/S Competition 1998
  • Worthy Mention in FAW Far North Coast Regional 12th Anniversary Literary Competition 1999
Sphinx Jinx
  • Highly Commended in Inspirations Writing Competition 1998
Quicksand
  • Highly Commended in Tom Howard Short Story Contest 1998
A Matter of Taste
  • Shortlisted in Robinson’s Bookshop S/S Competition 1999
  • Commended in Tom Howard Short Story Contest 1999
To Freeze the Moment
  • Commended in the Julie Lewis Literary Awards 1999
Orgasmic Butter
  • 1st Prize in Robinson’s Bookshop S/S Competition 2001
 
Awards – Non-Fiction:
The Mortar & Pestle
  • 1st Prize in Hunter Regional FAW, Denis Butler Memorial Award 2000

Other Creative Stuff

Instructional Designer developing iPad learning materials for people living with dementia / Trainer/facilitator of technology classes for people living with dementia
  • Brotherhood of St Laurence Social Inclusion Program, Frankston 2016
Coordinator – develop and facilitate computer training for seniors
  • Chelsea CareWorks & Chelsea Men’s Shed, Chelsea 2011/2013
Workshop Facilitator – Children’s Time Capsule Writing Project
  • City of Kingston 2012
Creative Writing Facilitator  via Teleconferencing
  • Brotherhood of St Laurence Social Inclusion Program, Frankston 2011
AccessIT Project Coordinator/Trainer
  • Brotherhood of St Laurence Social Inclusion Program, Frankston 2010/2011
Trainer/Assessor – Work for the Dole Project & Introduction to Computing/ Work for the Dole Project Supervisor
  • Chelsea CareWorks & Longbeach PLACE Inc., Chelsea 2007/2009
Facilitator – Creative Writing Group
  • Lyrebird Community Centre, Carrum Downs 2008
Facilitator – Creative Writing Group
  • Longbeach PLACE Inc., Chelsea 2008
Manuscript Assessor             
  • Sid Harta Publishers, Hartwell 2001/2003