You know when you’ve got your alarm set for, say, 6am, for work, but you wake up at, say, 4am and can’t get back to sleep? This is kind of similar to how I was “born”. And I write “born”, in inverted commas, because it’s more accurate to say I was surgically removed – via … Continue reading Short Story of My (autistic) Life
Short story
One Untitled Poem
The many versions Of ourselves that Inhabit The minds of others Shape shift Hall of mirrors Brains, through the Senses Reflecting infinitely Back upon us Our lives Reputations Destinies If there is such a thing In the sense of a Pre-ordained Path and destination Bah! Of course not Our input into the Computer network Of … Continue reading One Untitled Poem
Two Untitled Poems
Why lie to yourself You are free Water skirts raised ground Wallows in lowlands We evolved there, long ago Well, not us Distant, single celled ancestors They too raised themselves up Without which we would not exist We can too Raise ourselves up Cast ourselves down Do either to each other Here, the former. No … Continue reading Two Untitled Poems
Shameless View Grab
Just noticed I'm close to 10,000 all time views so this. Keywords. . . . Hmmmm. . . . Boobs. Sex. War. Nude. Trump. Coronavirus. Fire. Climate. Climate change. Climate crisis. Impeach. Impeachment. Drugs. Star Wars. That'll do. And an eye grabbing photo: Carnival, Brunswick Heads NSW. Greta Thunberg. Kobe Bryant. Now we wait. . … Continue reading Shameless View Grab
An Eternal Pillar
My grandfather died four months ago. It's his birthday today. He was my second grandfather. As mentioned below, I never knew my first. As small in stature as he was larger than life, he enjoyed a cold (what he called) "light" XXXX Gold beer, a chuckle, and to seek and impart wisdom. Goodbye granddad. Thanks … Continue reading An Eternal Pillar
Pub Passout.
There were concerned, freaked out even, people gathered above me. All recollection of a vivid, pleasant dream, immediately gone. I'd felt dizzy. Stood up to try and shake it. Couldn't. Sat back down. Gone. Bruised skull and ego, but glad I'd been sitting down. The bar staff gave me a lemonade, then I went outside … Continue reading Pub Passout.
Ghost Country Las Vegas
We were slumped deep in the Circus Circus’ bar, when the drugs began to wear off. 1pm – early morning by Vegas time. My amigo Samo was taking the effects of the previous night hard. He looked angry, bestial, yet defeated, like a coyote road-killed while mating. We’d just returned to base after recovering his … Continue reading Ghost Country Las Vegas
Rebel Without and Within
Visiting foreigners and returning expats apparently see Australia as a bit of a mythical place. Our larrikinism and disdain for authority is much vaunted, while in fact we’re a pretty conformist bunch. Pete, our protagonist, has noticed he might be standing with a few others at a pedestrian crossing, no cars in sight, yet most … Continue reading Rebel Without and Within
Julie Falling
She can only hear wind rushing past her ears. Her mind couldn’t avoid what it tripped over until it was too late. It was a very small rock, fixed firm in the ground. It took the form of a child’s giggle over what she perceived to be her weight. Even though her size is, now, … Continue reading Julie Falling
Building 12 2_22.
No cheesburger – or fries – or chocolate thickshake,
could possibly describe her as they would obviously mistake.
Her infectious smile for a cheeky smirk,
and her fantastic nature as a faulty quirk.
Her eyes shine bright and big and bold,
her hair hangs long – it’s brown not gold.
I knocked – she answered – it was a match made in heaven,
and now I see her twenty-four seven!
Her confidence and presence is hard to miss,
and I bet that all the boys be steal’n a kiss.
From this very special girl I know,
who’s taught me how I need to show.
The world – myself and all mankind,
Exactly how we need to find.
The joy – the love and all the noodles.
Autism from the Heart 