My Night of Fun and Glamour at the Baseball Pelican27 October 2015 I don’t like sport. Excepting my netball glory days (goal shooter, I was very good, thanks for asking), I have only two vivid sport memories from childhood. T... Voice0 Comments20 views
Fantasising About Diversity Pelican26 October 2015 When I heard the theme for this month’s Pelican issue I must admit I got a little (read: very) excited, because fantasy is kind of my special interest. My ide... Literature and Creative Writing0 Comments25 views
Sigh Gnome More Pelican26 October 2015 It has been a rough year for arts at UWA. The faculty's decision to cut three arts majors not only represents an attack on students, it also opens the way for ... Voice0 Comments25 views
Vale Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton (November 5, 1931-September 4, 2015) Public Intellectual, Historian and Pelican Editor 1948-1950 Pelican20 October 2015 The picture that adorns almost every obituary of Geoffrey Bolton fits his description as the wise old man of West Australian history. Bald with a long beard, hi... Voice0 Comments109 views
What Has Always Been: On the Right to Bear Arms Pelican2 October 2015 “Routine” was the word Barack Obama used to refer to the latest mass shooting in Oregon, fighting back tears. Routine. The shooting occurs, the famili... Politics0 Comments6 views