Simon Elliott
CategorySomething 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..
Something about getting your picture on the wall
Last year I made it to the 30th reunion of the Class of 1985 . It turns out that most people look a little different thirty years down the..
Something about Absolute Truth
Right and wrong aren’t people.
Five simple words, really. We can label all we want—elevate our position, rank and righteousness, but it..
Something about Pokémon Go
An early confession: I know nothing about Pokémon Go. Absolutely nothing. Too old for the first wave, too disinterested for the second. Ev..
Something about busyness
One of our final instalments of Jesus’ big message, The Sermon, was the ultimate test of discerning a teller of truth: fruitfulness.
We..
Something about shorthand
In Year 12 English Literature, I was seated in a triangle formed by the top student in the class, the second top student, and me.
These..
Something about rubbish dreams
Years ago, I had a dream. In my dream I was running very fast. I was running the trails of Piney Lakes Pine Plantation. Those trails now f..
Something about significant dates
It’s 22 July today. 22/7. For some reason, that’s significant.
It’s not alone, either. I have a bunch of dates that are familiar for re..
Something about kids, resilience and sleeping on bags
It was Monday morning. Fi had already headed off to work. Clover had eaten breakfast, school lunches were made, but Molly was yet to emerg..
Something about drink stations.
Last month, a bunch of the crew from BT Run Club ran the Perth Marathon. 42.2 kilometers is a long way and the more help you can get, the ..