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Simon Elliott

On 14 March 2002, I managed to convince a bunch of sensible friends to join me in enjoying (but mostly enduring) twenty-four hours of noth..

Andrew G. didn’t stand a chance. Pinned up again the girls toilets just off the main quadrangle near the school canteen, I didn’t intend o..

Tofu: much maligned, oft misinterpreted, and poorly managed. Awkward in the spotlight, too unremarkable to suffer attention.

To clear t..

Over a decade ago, before Fi and I had tied the knot or were even an item, we went to a Sting in concert at Leeuwin Estate. It was a big d..

I wonder if there’s anyone going around who never procrastinates. Who always does the most important thing first? Who doesn’t trade the mo..

Around thirty years ago, I stopped eating meat. The ultimate cold turkey. Ate it one day, didn’t eat it the next. That was 1986. Never tou..

Meet Richard. Richard is an experienced Uber driver from Los Angeles. It’s been three weeks now, he knows how it all works. He was actuall..

For the first 30 years of life, I was part of a Baptist church of around 120 in Como, just south of Perth. I don’t remember the church eve..

There’s a Tasmanian schoolboy sprinter. His name is Jack Hale. He’s fast. Blimmin’ fast. Last year he ran 10.31 for the 100 metres sprint ..

Our little eight-year-old had an insight last week that will likely be replayed for years to come.

On Wednesday she said to Fi, “Mum, I..