It’s been frosty.

Chicken and mushroom pie. It was good.

Aurealis #182 is out now. See what the fuss is all about. A new issue will be out soon but in the meantime go to aurealis.com.au for more details. #science fiction #fantasy #writing

It is cold and wet but at least you can get warm and comfortable with the latest issue of Aurelia’s. aurealis.com.au (Note - Reading conditions may vary according to location)

The new issue is out! aurealis.com.au for details

Tangerine Dream in Melbourne on Monday night. It was impressive.

New fiction, new art, new articles and new reviews! Same old top notch quality. Go to aurealis.com.au for more details about Aurealis #180

The Aurealis Awards were held on Sunday and given the restrictions of an online event, it all went well. It will be nice to have a traditional event next year. Congrats to all the winners.

Did you know there is an award for government web page design? open.spotify.com/episode/7zL1...

It is What it Isn’t. If you love science fiction you will Love this. Some Serious stuff and some fun stuff. books2read.com/u/mdROMw

Kalbarri with two emus.

open.spotify.com/episode/0Hni... The Hydraulic underground railway - An Australian first, and last. Innovative, astounding! Damp.

Kalbarri rock

It isn’t for everyone, just most people. You can buy it here books2read.com/u/mdROMw or just contact me !

Graham Whith, avant garde playwright. Social reform and nudity! open.spotify.com/episode/0Hni...

open.spotify.com/episode/0Hni... Gold rush! The board game that provides societal reform and family fun. And just who is Jackson Marbles?

open.spotify.com/episode/0Hni... This episode features a new dog training method where the tables are turned plus lots more. Listen like a follow wherever you get your podcasts

Made chilli jam… well, actually chilli sauce.

Be the first on your street to own a copy! Obviously this means convincing others on your street to buy a copy or you will just be ‘one’ on your street who owns a copy. Where is the social cachet in that? books2read.com/u/mdROMw

Hooley Dooley Lights - Aliens? Or something weird? open.spotify.com/episode/1RRA...

Rain at last!

open.spotify.com/episode/1RRA... The new episode features Stote media - corrupt politicians, over reaching media barons and scathing exposés. At the local level. Plus more!

open.spotify.com/episode/1RRA... This episode features the Hamlin incident - Mysterious constructions, weird seismic events, emptied bank accounts. Aliens?

open.spotify.com/episode/1RRA... The new episode features Colin Kowloon - The man who discovered the inextricable link between cows and the weather.

My collection of short stories and articles is available everywhere but the cheapest place is at books2read.com/u/mdROMw

open.spotify.com/episode/1RRA... Saffron gum - it is hard to decide on the most wondrous aspect of this piece. Is it the aeronautical lily? The Profane Parrot? Or is it the concept of Extremely Accelerated Evolution?

open.spotify.com/episode/1RRA... The latest episode features Corrie Buck - The well known secret agent who is generally regarded as Australia’s greatest and unluckiest spy. Plus more!

I got myself a Mac mini to use specifically for my music. But the thought of transferring all of my music programs from my old desktop was too daunting. Instead, I have transferred everything else and left my music files in place.

Rule of landscaping - when planting a row of anything, plants at about two thirds along in the row will die. Then when you have replaced those ones, two others in random positions will die.

For my last album of instrumental music, I came up with the brilliant idea of naming a track ‘stream’ in the hope that it would work as a sort of subliminal message. It didn’t. #music

Join us for wall-to-wall SFF in Aurealis #178. Fiction highlights are Anya Ow’s ‘Old New Soul’, Miriam Fietz’s ‘Everyday Discourses in Cultural Humanism’ and Jake Stein’s ‘Worse Companions’. Get it or subscribe at www.aurealis.com.au #Aurealis

I’m working on three separate short stories and they all seem to want to join up, so I am going to let them. #writing

When you are sowing seeds don’t be pessimistic and sow all of them in the belief that only a few will germinate. They will all grow, but only if you don’t have room for all of them.

open.spotify.com/episode/1PtL... Learn all about Millie Swedenborg. You know her music, but you don’t know that you know her music.

I think you should get an achievement award when you finally manage to unsubscribe from Disney plus.

It is better to add a little bit of chilli to a dish and then to taste it before adding more. Chilli is hard to remove.

books.apple.com/au/book/it-i... And just like that, the ebook is available!

open.spotify.com/episode/1PtL... Hear about the Master Criminal of old Melbourne town. Who was he? Where was he? Who taught him that maniacal laugh?

open.spotify.com/episode/1PtL... If you think today’s international relationships and political intrigues are confusing wait till you hear about the Zanziot telegram!

I made apricot harrisa using a Nigella Lawson recipe. It is fantastic. Someone should make a drug out of it.

open.spotify.com/episode/1PtL... Hear all about Ben Hhaff the inventor of the Onepipe housing estate services delivery system. Water, gas and sewerage all with one pipe! Umm hang on a tick ….

Huntingtons red sage, Camellia, lavender, hibiscus, papyrus, bamboo and a weird red thing that appears every year.

open.spotify.com/episode/1PtL... Why didn’t the Singing Blowhole ever get a Grammy award? On what record did it provide backing vocals?

open.spotify.com/episode/1PtL... People think The Kelly Gang was the world’s first movie but it wasn’t. Hear all about the real first film. It is all about love, crime and lots of mud.

This is the cover of my soon to be released collection of short stories and articles. There is something for everyone unless you love westerns or romance or crime thrillers… I may need to rethink this. If you love science fiction this one is for you! #writing

I have a collection of short stories coming out soon.’It is what it Isn’t’ collects some previously published work with some brand new stories as well as some non fiction.

open.spotify.com/episode/1xl3... Stanley Orange the salesman’s salesman. We all know about raising chickens but Stanley also lowered them.

I think I have done everything that can be done with a glut of tomatoes.

Give this album a listen: Alacrity open.spotify.com/album/3TMq4Y... I would be thrilled to bits if you could give this a listen on Spotify or whatever you use to listen to music. I’d be even more pleased if you could like a track or follow me (in a non stalky way).

Soon to be made into bread and butter pickles