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...
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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...
Podcast: ‘The Bachman Books’ — We All Float Down Here
We are back with the 13th episode of We All Float Down Here — A Stephen King podcast . Our last of 2025 (on YouTube) and first of 2026 (here...
Poetry Reading: Havelock North Public Library (February 12, 2026)
Here is a recording of my portion of a very cool literary event in Havelock North. The Cuba Press drove into town on the big orange metaphor...
Audio Recording - Short Story: Snag
Snag is a nasty wee story that includes violence and discussion of sexual assault. It’s flippant, provocative, and probably downright brutal...
Poetry Reading: “Happy” First Birthday to ‘The Richard Poems”
This time last year we launched my second book of poetry, The Richard Poems . The launch was at the clothing and barber store, That Was Then...
Cockleshells
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Poetry Reading: “The Death of Music Journalism” Turns Five
It’s been five years since we launched my first book of poetry, The Death of Music Journalism . I did a little audio podcast at the time sha...