Books, History, Loreless, Travel, True Stories, Writing
Around the World: Who Has the Right to Write About Indigenous Culture? After Hong Kong, my trip around the world took me back to my birth country: Australia. It had been some years since I had returned and I had assumed the country had progressed. At least in terms of...
Non-fiction, Travel, True Stories, Writing
Lockdown Stories: The Spaghetti Incident The Netherlands has gone into another full lockdown in the past week because of a resurgence of the virus. At first I was frustrated by this. For one thing it means going back to homeschooling my kids. However, out of the dark...
Non-fiction, Travel, True Stories, Writing
Around the World: Escape From Hong Kong In my previous post I detailed some of my experiences during my short stay in Hong Kong in October 2019. I mentioned that my timing for going there had perhaps not been wise. Even before I flew out from Amsterdam the news had...
Travel, True Stories, Writing
Around the World: The Riots of Hong Kong As a writer, the journeys I take are usually in my head. However, towards the end of 2019, I embarked on a physical journey. I went around the world one and a half times between October 2019 and March 2020. After which, the...
Books, Brimstone and Ashes, Inspiration, True Stories, Writing
Recently, Brimstone and Ashes, the story I worked on for more than a year, was published. To be honest, there were times I thought it would never get there. But it has. I can sleep soundly at night. I am still an author! A Year to Forget The past year has been...
Books, Complicated Blue, Inspiration, Writing
Several months ago I took a part-time job to supplement my author activities. I am at the relative beginning of my publishing career and have not yet generated a stable income. Therefore, I became a postman. Apart from the financial aspect, it has also has proven to...