All I’ve Got (Poetry)

...All I need is a look / A nod, a quiet humming / And I’ll believe I hold a nook / A place of true belonging

Put Down Your Fists (Poetry)

I watch you scrape and claw and tumble / Like flesh doesn't tear and hearts don't scar...

Wisdom called, I screamed back (Poetry)

Wisdom called and I screamed back, / How dare you make me listen / when being the fool would have been all the sweeter? ...

Greedy (Poetry)

I am greedy for your time / Pining for your replies / Hanging from each word like / a beggar

Just Starting Out (Poetry)

Bouncing steps and an eager smile / Pink cheeks lingering while / I stare and wonder...

Cling (Poetry)

I clung so hard to you / I couldn't let go / and reach for others.

Waiting for Myself (Poetry)

I wonder who "myself" is. / When she comes back, will I recognise her?

Missing you (Poetry)

It's an empty ache I can't suppress / no matter how hard I press / against the sides...

Making a New LARP Character: My Process

I was recently invited to a next year's SwordCraft Quest in Melbourne by an old larp friend of mine. This will be my second time participating in Quest, but this time I'll be attending as a wholly new character. The good news is I have almost a year to make the costume and sort out the details. The bad news is I may yet be over ambitious...

Frustration (Spoken Word)

*This post includes a recording of myself reading the piece* / Because I can't do anything / and I just feel useless and angry / I want to yell and scream and cry and break...