Simon Elliott
CategorySomething about the rat in the roof
It began as a mild but manky aroma. I put it down to the pre-pubescent body of a friend that Molly had over for the day. In hindsight, tha..
Something about the mystery
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As I wandered towards the church building, I knew it would be an emotional ride. It was a funeral, after all. Twenty m..
Something about response, a dream, and a small sheet of paper
I woke this morning with a picture of a man who finds himself on a vast canvas of possibility. But stuff happens. An incident plays out an..
Something about loving your neighbour
I live on the nubbin of a street. While there are 90-something houses on my street, a chasm created by a highway leaves a cosy enclave of ..
Something about un-deciding
I grew up with a punctuality problem.
In my Year 12 yearbook, under the “Famous for” section of my profile, it read: “Famous for saunte..
Something about 18 ways to make 2018 your suckiest year yet
Tips for suckers in 2018. Go on, you know you want to.
1. Commit to nothing. Better to be notionally interested in many things than ful..
Something about intentional acts of violence
Stella boarded a flight from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Entebbe, Uganda. Over safety announcements and my five-year-old daughter, we exchan..
Something about Psalm 78 and the Dads of The Big Table
There’s an above average number of verses in Psalm 78 but, at its heart, there’s a strong challenge for Dads to speak up. It’s an encourag..
Something about servanthood
I’ve retreated to New Norcia this weekend – a monastic town a couple of hours north of Perth by car. I come here often for quite reflectio..
Something about rosters
I grew up in the era of the petrol roster system. Each weekend, until May 1995, petrol stations would shut at midday Saturday. If you were..