Object/ive Permanence # 4: David Jefferis
Welcome to episode four of my new podcast series — Object/ive Permanence — where in one take, no edits, I chat with someone, the conversatio...
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Short Story Read Live: Say The Thing (October)
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Object/ive Permanence # 3: Emily Writes
Welcome to episode three of my new podcast series — Object/ive Permanence — where in one take, no edits, I chat with someone, the conversati...
Object/ive Permanence # 2: Dr Chris Bowden (Suicide Researcher)
Welcome to episode two of my new podcast series — Object/ive Permanence — where in one take, no edits, I chat with someone, the conversation...
Poetry Reading: Two New ‘Harry Nilsson’ Poems
Each month I host an open mic called ‘Say The Thing’. Poems, stories, anything people want to read or speak, provided the wrote it. I usuall...
Object/ive Permanence # 1: Duncan Sarkies
Welcome to episode one of my new podcast series — Object/ive Permanence — where in one take, no edits, I chat with someone, the conversation...
Live Poetry Reading from The Cabana, Napier (Tues, Aug 18)
Here’s a reading of a couple of pieces from The Richard Poems , and four new pieces, three of my Harry Nilsson poems, and a poem I wrote jus...
Reading two of The Harry Nilsson Poems live
You’ll know if you’ve been checking in here in any way that I’m obsessing over Harry Nilsson, in general, and also writing what is becoming...
Podcast: Misery — We All Float Down Here
Misery — a gateway for both of us, the film especially. But we’re both fans of the book and the movie. A warning, we botched the sound on th...
Cover Poem: “Style” by Charles Bukowski
I was the guest poet and MC at a recent Wellington On a Plate event up in the Kapiti Coast: It was a ticketed event, and sold out, so I did...
(Audio) New Short Story: “Alarming”
The turntable is my alarm clock, it has this thing where you can program it, but it will only play one side of course, and it doesn’t switch...
Essay Reading: The Wrong End of The Stick (live at Say The Thing, June 2026)
The regular Say The Thing open mic that I started just over a year ago features an opportunity for reading of all kinds - not just poetry. T...
Flash Fiction Reading: A New Short (Short!) Story…(Monday, June 22, 2026)
Last night, Monday, June 22, I was invited out to be a guest reader at the celebration of Flash Fiction Day . There’s a competition and shor...
Podcast Reboot Coming — here’s a wee teaser…
Something I’ve been mulling for a wee while…how to do my old podcast again, but make it (kinda) new. And I think I’ve landed on it. And I’m...
Audio: The Rainbow’s Gravity (Short Story)
I’m always in motion, but I’m not going anywhere. I’m still the opposite of Ben when I think about it. He’s everywhere and all at once, and...
Podcast: IT — We All Float Down Here
Here we are with our first-recorded podcast of 2026, and our second episode shared for the year. It’s time we got a move on, but thanks for...
Poetry Reading: Two Poems from the Introduction to ‘Say The Thing’ (April 2026)
Well, it was time to host the second “Say The Thing” of 2026. We had a strong card of about 20 readers of poetry, stories, and essays at MEO...
VIDEO: Six Poems in Five Minutes
I haven’t done a video for a while — so here are six poems from the last year or so, read out by me in a one-take video. I’ll link to the po...
Pitch (Short Story w/ Audio Version)
One Christmas, I got this two-person pup tent. So stoked. We put it up right away, out in the backyard, just a stone’s throw from the house....
Poetry Reading: Bus Stop Poems from Poetry in Motion (March 12, 2026)
My first time back at Poetry in Motion for 2026. I took the opportunity to plug our upcoming “Say The Thing” open mics for this year, at new...