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Other > Letters to the Herald > Heart Felt
Sometimes, an issue or event just demands you write a letter…
I've been lucky enough to have a few of these published in the Sydney Morning Herald.
On the death of Harold Pinter…
Is Harold Pinter really dead or just in the middle of [a] long and meaningful pause?
December 27, 2008
On the death of Marcel Marceau…
If you listen carefully, you can hear the angels laughing themselves silly at the ultimate mime routine: Bip at the pearly gates. Vale Marcel.
September 25, 2007
On press coverage of a lunar eclipse…
That something as simple as our shadow falling on the moon continues to possess the ability to capture our imagination and make us gasp at its simple but profound Beauty gives me the confidence to remain hopeful and optimistic about our often cruel and frequently cynical world.
August 29, 2007
On the death of Graham Kennedy…
Let crows and fans keen one last subversive "faaaaaaaarrrrrrkk" as we remember how dull the box is without its King.
May 26, 2005
Your headline "Compassion back in fashion…" is an offence against decency. For some of us, compassion is not something we could even contemplate describing as fashionable because we view it as a fundamental attribute of our humanity.
July 14, 2004
Tired of the September 11 one year on…
Does anyone still grieve in private?
September 12, 2002
The Reconciliation walk across the Harbour Bridge
As I walked across the bridge today, I couldn't help thinking the land itself had sent that strong cold westerly wind to blow the colonial cobwebs from our minds and invigorate our stride for reconciliation.
May 30, 2000
On the death of the Princess of Wales…
I feel the last shred of my childhood has been torn from me: my fairytale princess didn't live happily ever after.
September 2, 1997