In the spirit of having fun with the Superhero genre I wrote this book (Illutrations by Craig Smith) for Super Kids everywhere.



Category Archives: Book Extracts
Superman Returns: Hey Superkids learn How to leap tall buildings in a single bound
Superman has returned to the big screen in 2025.
Here is a little extract from a book I wrote for superkids who, obviously, are still learning their craft.
It was titled How to Save the World Before Breakfast (Omnibus Books) with illustrations by Craig Smith. Here’s one lesson:
How to leap tall buildings in a single bound
The problem with leaping tall buildings in a single bound these days is that tall buildings are so tall.
A 2019 Novel … with profound insight into the TRAGEDY of 2020
Odd Bed Fellows: Jeremy Clarkson, Shane Warne & a horse
This Writer’s Life: Why does your own voice sound so weird?
This Writer’s Life: Very exciting to receive The Sunday Story Club audiobook CD in the post. To hear the fabulous actresses read the stories is both joyful and heart-wrenching. Here is a short sample.
I also recorded a chapter. But why do we find our own voices so strange? My voice always sounds different from what I imagine.
Why is BE and LET BE parenting so hard today!
Parents get a lot of information from other parents. Those parents, however, who believe their STYLE of parenting is the ONLY style, tend to lecture others. In other words, parenting is competitive these days. My co-author Doris Brett and I had a wonderful conversation about non-competitive conversations with Shevonne Hunt on her FEED PLAY LOVE podcast when we were in Sydney recently.
The podcast topics show a huge range of things parents worry about today. Whereas for me, I was lucky. My mum just made parenting look like a lot of fun. So my style of parenting was mostly, I guess, Bumbling Through.
LISTEN to PODCAST HERE:
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In this EMOJI MAD ERA have we forgotten the power of the human voice?
What happened to meaningful conversations? Can we even remember how to do it?
My co-author, Doris Brett & I, were overwhelmed by the enthusiasm for The Sunday Story Club at The Happiness & It’s Causes Conference in Sydney a few weeks ago.
THE SUNDAY STORY CLUB (PanMac) shows how to ask questions that open up a conversation. The conference delegates that bought a book said they would use these questions to facilitate better conversations in aged-care, youth groups, and the workplace.
Over chit chat? Try the book club without books!
THIS WRITER’S LIFE: I was in Dymocks, Melb CBD, on Friday signing books when up popped an image of The Sunday Story Club on several large screens around the store. But look! The books now have an autographed edition sticker on the cover. That’s never happened to me before.
Big thanks to Dymocks and Zoe for all their enthusiasm. And if you can’t make it to Dymocks:
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The BOOK CLUB without BOOKS. Stories of love, loss, trauma & resilience
Our audiobook has just been released. It is a bit spooky hearing your own voice. You can listen to my co-author Doris Brett reading from the introduction (click below the pic).











