Consider for a moment the craziest person that you know. When I say ‘craziest’, I don’t mean bona fide, psychiatrically restrained, medicated, kind of crazy. I mean that person (people?) in your life with ideas that are weird as hell.…
On the tidal wave of past work
The tidal wave – or looming shadow – of past work is something that threatens all artists. It shows up differently, depending on the art and the artist.
When a season isn’t a season
The leaf litter in my yard astonished me. After putting my bags down inside, and breathing in the familiar energy of home, I went outside to walk around the yard and say hello to all my non-human friends. As I…
Why I’ve lived in South Australia for 20 years. 1999-2019, a retrospective.
This month, I’ve lived in South Australia for 20 years. I’ve spent much of it wishing I was elsewhere, but this week I realised I love it. Here’s why.
On overcoming satisfaction, and a definitive answer to ‘what is happiness’
Happiness isn’t something to strive for. When we go to the roots of what it means to be happy, we discover that our language has the answer.