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A Website of Writings and Ramblings

Hey, Pat Here

I'm a Freelance Writer, Political Essayist, Editor and an Amateur Photographer.

Look through the blogs, essays and photos while you ramble through here as you witness a man trying to find his voice and purpose. There is no theme, no single topic, just the thoughts and words that come from a mind trying to make sense of a world that is in a period of flux.

This site is a journey, a place where together we hopefully discover just a little bit of truth, although that might be a but over ambitious. At the very least you might get some idea about life in the early 2020s.

The Blog

Renewing Southern Cross Station - Part 1

Renewing Southern Cross Station - Part 1

Renewing Southern Cross Station - Part 1

Jacinta Allen is a Premier desperately in need of a defining project. Dan Andrews has the level crossing removal, one of the biggest...

Mar 8, 20245 min read

The Spirit of Stories

The Spirit of Stories

The Spirit of Stories

Last Tuesday, as I often do when I'm walking through the city, I ducked into the State Library to see what stories I could find.

Nov 5, 20232 min read

Finding the narrative of The Voice

Finding the narrative of The Voice

Finding the narrative of The Voice

The Yes vote for The Aboriginal Voice to Parliament is in trouble, it's lost control of the narrative. It must reclaim it.

Jul 1, 20233 min read

How The East was Lost

How The East was Lost

How The East was Lost

With a 6.4% swing, Mary Doyle has overturned 100 years of history to win the Government a seat from the Opposition in a byelection.

Apr 7, 20234 min read

Aston in the time of by-election

Aston in the time of by-election

Aston in the time of by-election

The corflutes are up, and the candidates are circling. It’s byelection season in the outer east of Melbourne

Mar 29, 20236 min read

Old Fashioned Pen Writing

Essays

A city has a Soul

A city has a Soul

A city has a Soul

Every city has a soul and a story. This fact is incontestable. And a soul can be destroyed, hardened, changed beyond recognition.

May 24, 20243 min read

The Tyranny of Data (and polls)

The Tyranny of Data (and polls)

The Tyranny of Data (and polls)

Politics and Journalism have become a parody of what they once were, slowly losing the human and relying solely on 'data'.

Sep 23, 20236 min read

Modern Trains in Victoria: Modern Problems, Modern Solutions

Modern Trains in Victoria: Modern Problems, Modern Solutions

Modern Trains in Victoria: Modern Problems, Modern Solutions

Modern Trains in Victoria are a bland, beige and boring experience; but they could be so much more.

Sep 1, 20239 min read

A Professor Refuted (Or why we must fight the Culture Wars)

A Professor Refuted (Or why we must fight the Culture Wars)

A Professor Refuted (Or why we must fight the Culture Wars)

The fight against Capitalism goes hand in hand with the societal revolution.

Jul 11, 20235 min read

The Power of Symbols

The Power of Symbols

The Power of Symbols

Symbols are more than just symbolic. That sentence might seem like it’s a contradiction but it is a fundamental truth of life.

Feb 10, 20236 min read

Photography

An Abandoned Beach with a wooden post

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