Dug out this little droid from a Lego space set I've had since the 1980s as a desk companion and it will be employed as an encourager of the work. #TheDrumAndPage #Lego #LegoSpace #VintageLego

Why does this biscuit still exist? Far more elegant and edible biscuits have been lost to time, and yet, these still exist.

Am considering buying a bulk lot of these for my classroom so when any students makes an off-colour remark et al, I can hand them one of these and tell them, "You need Jesus."

Searching for the Cup of a Carpenter Felt pens on A5 #TheDrumAndPage #StaedltlerPens #ArtlinePens #SingleLineDrawing #ContinuousLineDrawing

Safe to say I'm entering my villain origin story era. This little hen is Freckles, and together, WE WILL CONQUER the backyard for the moment. Can't get ahead of ourselves. I mean, you can't take over Greenland until you've destabilised a number of Latin American or Middle Eastern regimes, can you?

For my US comrades who would like a new chant to sing at ICE officials, can I suggest this unofficial Australian anthem. It is a classic call and response tune CALL: Am I ever gonna see your face again? RESPONSE: NO WAY, GET FUCKED, FUCK OFF! Here's an example for you www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jLo...

Reverse of the Hibiscus Felt pen and coloured pencil on A5 📸 Reference @em__lily_ #TheDrumAndPage #ContinuousLineDrawing #SingleLineDrawing #StaedtlerPens #ArtlinePens #JasartColouredPencils

Yes, it's a heatwave down the east coast of Australia. Yes, it sucks. Yes, I'm gonna whinge about it. Yes, I'm gonna turn it into a little piece of writing whimsy. Yes, you're gonna like it.

January 6 Epiphany My words for the year: Supplication * a place for vision * a posture to hold Tend * to self * to others Release * the old habits, goals, dreams * the doubt and fear * new visions and hopes #TheDrumAndPage

With the expected descending of Satan's buttcrack across Sydney for the next four days of stupid heat, I should buy out all the Zooper Doopers I can fit in the freezer and stand at intersections selling them for a dollar a pop when the lights change.

I can no more make a flower grow than to ask the wind to change direction in its miraculous nature and the brevity of passing days I will enjoy the moment #TheDrumAndPage #Orchids #GardeningNeglectIsMySuperPower

I am in the midst of planning a new WIP and there's a small detail I am trying to find an answer for. It is not essential to the narrative arc but is it essential for continuity and verisimilitude in the narrative. Just like following international law and not conducting illegal military actions.

Let me speak words of encouragement in these dark times so that light will guide the way for truth. #TheDrumAndPage

You get wise. You get to church. First Sunday service of the year. #TheDrumAndPage

I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death...

When in doubt, volunteer. First #ParkRun volly duties.

Made a couple of new friends today.

Our family, well, more specifically Miss #2, are now wranglers of a small flock of miniature egg-laying dinosaurs. Nomenclature yet to be bestowed.

I started by putting the washing up away which lead to the Tupperware cupboard getting a much needed reorganisation and while I was tidying up the kitchen bench, that odd sock turned up and I went to reunite it with its beloved pair which lead to...

This year may you have the strength to fight the battles you face, have a firm anchor to withstand the storms you encounter, keep faith in the darkness when it threatens to overwhelm, find joy in the daily mundane moments, keep loving as an act of revolution and rebellion Peace #TheDrumAndPage

To every muso, sound/lighting crew, tech, merch, catering crew, fast food workers, waitstaff, chefs and dishwashers, emergency services and nurses and doctors, public transport staff: I hope you get to see the best of humanity this evening, and not its worst.

Today is a great day to say, "I am quitting X/Y/Z until the end of the year."

As 2026 approaches I want you to make a resolution that this is the year you'll let go of the fear of failure and do the thing. It might be no good. It might get rejected. It might not make a splash. Do it anyway. It might be amazing.

I want to see the miraculous in the mundane the extraordinary in the ennui the magnificence in the minutiae See you all next year some time. #TheDrumAndPage

Amazing new collection from @benjamindodds.bsky.social and @5islandspress.bsky.social

The final #SundaySketch. The experiment has ended.

Magpie In Contrast Felt pens on A5 The clouds are wonky but not bad for a first experiment. #TheDrumAndPage

This is the last of the #FictionFriday series. When I first started writing, I used Fiction Friday to learn the writing craft. This year it was a chance to experiment. This experiment is ending, thus the final Fiction Friday for 2025. #TheDrumAndPage #VeryShortStory

May there be sunshine wherever you are over the coming week, whether that be from within yourself or from the joy of friends or family. #TheDrumAndPage

I haven't seen one of these in years. Spotted it in the garden the other day. It's a case moth/bag moth. #TheDrumAndPage #KeepCuriosityAlive

The Holy Family (Became Refugees) The penultimate sketch for this year. I'll be putting this experiment to bed after next week's final post. #TheDrumAndPage #SundaySketch #SundaySideQuest #AYearOfSundaySketch

FICTION FRIDAY - Neighbours It started with a plastic bag full of oranges hung over the back fence. A new family had moved in, young couple with small kids. I thanked the wife when I saw her one afternoon as she pulled up after the school pick up run... #TheDrumAndPage #FictionFriday

A Continuation of Advent What is the thing in the centre of our heart we are waiting for? What acts as both anchor and sail in our lives? #TheDrumAndPage #ContinuousLineDrawing #SingleLineDrawin #StaedtlerPens #ArtlinePens

You're never too old to indulge in a spot of whimsy. Picked this dinosaur pen up at the chemist. Don't care if it doesn't really work. I like whimsy. Additional: one of the staff was fully decked out as Mrs Claus. It even said so on her name badge Brought a smile to a dark day #NeverTooOldForWhimsy

WHIMSY TIME: if someone made an Advent calendar for you, what would you want it to be? One type of thing. Some suggestions for what I would like: * pens * packets of chips * biscuits * books (novellas/comics/zines) * socks * tiny drawings from an artist * pressed flowers

I missed last week's #SundaySketch so here's a double edition #TheDrumAndPage #SundaySketch #SundaySideQuest #AYearOfSundaySketch

Advent - The Season of Waiting Felt pens on A5 Waiting involves patience, trust, faith, hope, love. #TheDrumAndPage #StaedltlerPens #ArtlinePens #SingleLineDrawing #ContinuousLineDrawing

Fiction Friday - Cereal Boxes There was a time, he remembered, when breakfast cereal boxes contained a surprise, a gift, a treat. Something a child searched for and cherished, showing it off to friends at school as a signifier of status... #TheDrumAndPage #FictionFriday #VeryShortStory

Snapdragons, or Hope Is A Colourful Flower Resembling A Candle Felt pen and coloured pencil on A5 I will shield my candlelight from the wind of the storm, and place one foot in front of the other into the pool of light on the ground.

Agapanthus - The Star of Bethlehem (a nickname given in Australia due to when it blooms in the summer approaching Christmas and its star-like flower, but it is not the true Star of Bethlehem plant) The Season of Advent is one of waiting. Waiting for salvation. Waiting for heaven to appear on earth.

On Sunday night I was at a gig at the Manning Bar at Sydney Uni, and they have a graffiti tunnel near the Footbridge Theatre. So on the way home I stopped in and added my (temporary piece). #TheDrumAndPage #ContinuousLineDrawing #Rose #FlowerArt #Graffiti

FICTION FRIDAY treading water the kettle will boil as it is designed to do and i will make my tea the same way i have always made it: strong, letting it draw for a while, milk and two sugars. getting dressed for work and putting on my shoes left sock, right sock...

Self-Portrait is S.H.I.T. (Subpar. Hopeless. Inadequate. Terrible.) Brush Pen and Felt Marker #TheDrumAndPage

This song broke me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGub...

Jacaranda Flower #TheDrumAndPage #SundaySketch #SundaySideQuest #AYearOfSundaySketch

A legendary track from hubris. Such a beautiful live version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-X1...

Another Time, Another Place, Another Opportunity To Be Lost and Forgotten Felt Pens on A5 #TheDrumAndPage #ContinuousLineDrawing #StaedtlerPens #ArtlinePens

FICTION FRIDAY Bellbirds I keep the window down when I drive along the main road past the state forest and listen for the bellbirds. They are the sound of rain in the treetops on a clear day. I don’t know what they look like. I could look it up but I prefer the mystery...

Oh hai! Let's pray.

Remember blowing ink spots all over the page and getting headspins? Yeah, I did that on the weekend and used the shape as the basis for a #ContinuousLineDrawing And yes, lilies only have 5 petals, not 6 (artistic licence, ok) Ink, felt pen and coloured pencil on A5 #TheDrumAndPage #SingleLineDrawing