Simon Elliott
CategorySomething about belly button fluff, roller derby, and the interests of others
My recollection is sketchy, but I once designed a little brand for a documentary producer who made a piece about Graham, a bloke who had b..
Something about the lists we carry around
Last week, I interviewed a lady for a magazine that I write. The lady, along with another teacher from her school, had been nominated for ..
Something about big moments
Remember the Rio Olympic of 2016? Three long weeks and a short eternity ago.
After receiving an alert for the start of the Paralympics ..
Something about a good, good Father
I spied Molly’s Father’s Day card for me earlier this week. I shouldn’t have looked because it was a surprise but she left it in a very pu..
Something about the tenor incident
The church which I grew up within was probably better known for musical enthusiasm and encouragement than musical excellence. Two beautifu..
Something about sore knees and dysfunction
My knees hurt.
Given they’re parts of a set of legs that have well over 120,000 kilometres on the clock, this probably shouldn’t surpri..
Something about spacious miracles
Think quick: which of Jesus’ miracles do you remember first? There’s no winning answer, just l.ock away the answer.
My answer took me b..
Something about closing ceremonies
Closing ceremonies don’t really do it for me.
As I sat folding a mountain of washing on my morning off, peopled sambaed, waved flags, s..
Something about my thin skin
There’s a product I remember from when my skin-scraping was far more literal than heartfelt, called Second Skin. Perhaps it’s been replace..
Something about going for gold
I’ll call it August 2001, but it began long before then.
The Flora and Fauna Act and White Australia Policy put runs on the board for our..