A WineDark Sea

Ripping yarns, beautiful lies and a few home truths.

Thursday, August 21, 2025

On How Marrow Bones Can Kill You

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And no, this is not about a reality cook-off show where the cravated judge eats a bone marrow risotto and then dies of a heart attack* This ...
Sunday, August 10, 2025

Show me the money, tech bro

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 It's no compliment to know your book has been used to train an AI machine. It feels dismaying, infuriating and gut wrenching.  'My ...
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Friday, May 9, 2025

Liz and the Tingles

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The generator is whirring outside tonight. I say whirring, maybe it is thumping. Anyway, the generator is a presence, a petrol-induced entit...
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Sunday, April 20, 2025

Valley of the Giants

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This is a poem by Dorothy Hewett, an esteemed Western Australian poet with legendary status in these parts. THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS In the ...
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Last Day

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 I think it was my last day on firetower today and it was kinda boring and long. Low visability, no smokes and the spotter planes returning ...
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Monday, March 17, 2025

Green beer and the tiger queen

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 Happy St Patrick's Day folks!   Today, I climbed the mountain to the fire tower and got to the spot where a tiger snake lies basking ev...
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Saturday, March 8, 2025

Johnny Walker's Sausage Roll and the Fledgling

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There's a man we call Johnny Walker because he walks the highway everyday into the little town. He swings his arms as he walks, always d...
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