I am the author and director of Seeking Sydney, a ten-episode podcast that asks, ‘Where did Sydney come from?’ and ‘Who are the people who made this city?’. I am indebted to Bron Mehan at Spineless Wonders for suggesting I turn my manuscript into a podcast and to sound engineer Marty Gallagher at Echidna Audio for making it happen. 

I am also finalising my second novel, Safety in the Home. Based on early drafts of this novel I was awarded a place in the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers’ Centre Fellowship program in Perth as well as a residency at Newcastle Lighthouse Arts. My short stories have been winning competitions since 1988.

I have had stories published in Trash Cat Lit; the Spineless Wonders Sonic City Sydney project; Play anthology, Spineless Wonders 2023; Lane Cove Literary Awards Anthology 2021; Newcastle Short Story Anthology 2020; The Blue Nib (Fiction, Issue 41 and The Write Life); We’ll stand in that place and other stories, M Cahill (ed), Margaret River Press, 2019; the Seizure ‘Flashers’ series; Certifiable Truths, Jane Messer (ed), Allen & Unwin, 1998; and in Meanjin, Westerly and Hecate.

My day job is as a writer for hire – as a ghostwriter, technical writer, project manager and editor.

Since becoming a full-time consultant in 2005 I have written and/or project managed and/or edited books, articles, newsletters, business reports, examination materials, websites, user guides, publicity material, media releases, fact sheets, technical manuals, annual reports and grant submissions.