I Am Very Busy and Important.

Go west!

My zine got accepted to Aunty Mabel’s zine distro, which is run by the Perth Zine Collective. I did a sneaky copy run before work this morning, and they should be over the other side … Read More →

The bossiest shop in Rockhampton.

When I was in high school, Rockhampton’s East Street Mall was a terrifying place of empty shops and slippery tiles, populated by drunks and aggressive homeless people. They’ve cleaned it up a bit over the … Read More →

My week in photos: rain, music, rellies and Vodafail.

My love of playing guitar is greater than my longing to have manicured hands like other adult women. Blisters on my left hand are from playing bass, grazes on my right hand from playing an … Read More →

2011 in good reads.

I was an incredibly nerdy bookworm all through my early childhood and primary school. I had the reading age of a 16-year-old by the time I was five, and I remember being taken up to … Read More →

New Years.

I start every working weekday with bleary eyes, saving blank news script templates with the broadcast area, time and date. Today’s would’ve been MKY 630 311211 and RKY 630 311211. After a while the dates seem … Read More →

Zine 6!

Hello internet! Issue 6 is done and dusted. I’ve been in one city and job for the past six months, which is some kind of record for me. Issue 6 is about being punched in … Read More →

Worse than a stocking full of coal.

Mum: Do you think signing Sophie up to Lite n Easy would be a good Christmas present? My sister: Uh, NO! Mum: (huffily) Why? She wouldn’t have to worry about cleaning up after herself. My … Read More →

Extra-curricular activities.

I’ve spoken about this before, but I’ve been having a blast getting back into writing and playing music. It is my first love and like many first loves, I totally over-invested in it and ended … Read More →

Poison City Weekender

I’ve never been much for parties. They make me nervous and I either drink and talk too much or leave early without saying goodbye to anyone. Gigs and festivals often have the same effect on … Read More →

Today is World Alzheimer’s Day.

My early childhood was full of sleepovers at Marnie and Pa’s house in the Brisbane suburbs. They’d pump me full of ice cream and coco pops, then swim in the pool and take me to … Read More →