It doesn’t take a lot to change the world. It’s simple math.

A few years ago I was running a screenwriting workshop in Auckland. The brilliant Kathryn Burnett was teaching and I was sorting the morning tea out in the kitchen. Also happening in the venue was a Catholic w...

Before I take on any advocacy or mediation case I always ask a series of questions. These include: What happened? When did this happen? What would you like me to do about it? And: Okay, what aren’t you telling me? There’s always something.

As storytellers, be it in scre...

So for a while there I was thinking about living under my bed and only leaving for brief bathroom necessities. I figured if I dragged a pile of books and comics and blankets under there, maybe put in a bar, couple of pinball machines… The kittens were totally on board...

The first tricky thing about having a day job is time management. You lose more than the eight hours a day you may spend at work, you also lose the time it takes to get ready and then travel there and then travel back again. Bathing is important. As is putting on trous...