Vale, Aveline

by | Feb 6, 2007 | Uncategorized

So many famil­iar faces. So many names from the past, changed bodies, changed people. So many I had never met, still would­n’t. Such a breadth of influence. There aren’t too many people who get Tim Cos­tello out­lining their bio­graphy at their funeral and...

Young people today

by | Feb 2, 2007 | Uncategorized

I had a young friend come to stay with me for three days this week. Aged nine, he flew down unac­com­pan­ied from Can­berra because it was the last week of school holidays. Having him here was grand, des­pite my emo­tional tur­moil around per­sonal issues. There...

Politics

by | Feb 1, 2007 | Uncategorized

What Anthony Baxter said. Sorry, I am too depressed to con­trib­ute my own obser­va­tions right now.