Prize-winning flash fiction. (100 words).

ARISE   He relishes the cool dark. No more rushing desert wind, no shimmer of heat. He’d lived beyond the stone wall, outside this oasis of peace, dreamed of a future: alone in a gently rocking boat, nets flap-full of fish. The past week has been febrile with activity. He’s been adrift in the darkness, muscles relaxed. Four days. A …

Mila and the Bone Man.

I’m so excited! Even though I have published and toured my memoirs internationally, it feels different having a work of fiction – creative imagination – to offer the world. The character Mila came to me while I was running in the bush in Whangārei. Her story gradually unfolded under the guidance of tutors at NorthTec in 2019. Pip Adam was …

A room of my own … with thanks to Virginia Woolf

It can be hard, being a working writer, sharing an office or space with your significant other. Until August 1, 2019, I worked a large portion of each week as a general practitioner. I loved being a doctor but had to retire for medical reasons while I was well below the usual retirement age. Once, I’d been a writer, and …

Works in Progress

  I currently have three works in progress. Three! it wasn’t meant to be that way. The Anatomists’ Handbook started life two years ago as a dual storyline book, weaving together fact and fiction, contemporary and historical strands. A reimagining of the writing and illustration of the great Gray’s Anatomy which intertwined with a contemporary strand about an injured New Zealand doctor. …