(Or: How I swapped my office job for a surfboard, ran from a broken heart, and accidentally wrote a book.) There was a time when I wore 'workwear.' You know, tailored pants, uncomfortable shoes, accessorised by a kind of quiet panic behind the eyes. I was living in Perth, Western Australia, working a steady 9 to 5 job in the city. From the outside, it looked fine. Good, even. The kind of life people describe as “sorted.” A reliable job, a regular routine, strong coffee, predi

My very first blog post. I was told this was a good idea, a way to say Hello! I’m a real person, not a mysterious author who exists solely as a bio on my Goodreads account. And you know what? I quite like that idea.