Riot Grrl
Right at the end of my living in London stint I started working at Pogo Café in Hackney. I also found myself in the middle of a riot. One of the maddogs I used to work with It was high summer and...
View ArticleLeave Me Alone, Thankyou, Bye
Obey the Graffiti An open letter to various fuckwits and assorted psychic vampires, and to anyone else this may concern: I don’t want to be constantly engaged in the selfish concern-trolling of...
View ArticlePride, Purpose and Perspectives
This time one week ago I got the shits when confronted with the knowledge that my friends’ black babies are dealing with the shit I, my brothers, my Mum and everyone else, have dealt with all our...
View ArticleHobo Pro Tip #1
Without a washing machine, it’s smarter to just hand wash your smalls in the shower each day. You’re more likely to only want to wash the big things once they start to smell a bit. When you have a...
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Hone your senses and carry shiny metal weapons. If you are sitting in your van and feel someone looking at you, figure out where it’s coming from. Once you’ve established there’s a man in a white van...
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Unless you can pull food and diesel out of your arse, sometimes you’ll have to go to work and usually this takes place in an area with other humans around. Regardless of your options for places to...
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Become a sprouter. As a weak and unhealthy vegan, you will somehow need to get your daily supply of rabbit food so that you maintain a steady protein deficiency. But how does one get food without...
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When you’re in Road Warrior Mode, the options to break your fast are endless – you can cook pancakes, fried brekkies, scrambled tofu, porridge or...
View ArticleWhat Fire Has Taught Me About Love And Communion: Part I – Relationship With...
I have been out in the mountains for five days, alone Studying the ways of fire Alone, but not lonely The campfires of my ancestors above me kept me in safety and in love Constellations sharply...
View ArticleWhat Fire Has Taught Me About Love And Communion: Part II – Relationships...
So! You’ve got your own fire going and you’re open to sharing it with the right people. Just stay open and aware. Observe the fires around you and see if any are inviting. If one is, pursue it gently...
View ArticleMedicinal Paranoia
Verdant Medicine, Dharug country I’ve always had a healthy dose of paranoia – probably a latent genetic inheritance – and in my teens, the sleeping giant awoke with a roar at the realisation of...
View ArticleWriting About Art Is Like Talking About Music (which is apparently like...
I have drawing on the brain A few months ago, I enrolled in an art course called Acrylics for Beginners. I had really wanted to do an oil painting course because I have never used them before, but...
View ArticleMetal Battles and Traffic Jams
Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks One weekend a few months ago, I made plans to visit my Dad at his place in the outer suburbs of my city, about half an hour away from me. Being the procrastinator I try hard...
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