Sometimes it’s hard to tell where an echo comes from as Tommy Mallet’s poem ‘Echoes’ tells.
Almanac Life: Sporting Heroes 1954
May 29, 2021 by 3 Comments
1954 was certainly a great year for Australian sport as Allan Grant remembers some of his sporting heroes from that year.
Naughty Poems
May 28, 2021 by 5 Comments
Damian Balassone has come up with a collection of ‘naughty poems’ to titillate readers.
Almanac Life: The Rental Car
May 28, 2021 by 8 Comments
Smokie recounts the pleasures and perils of a jaunt with his family in a hire car on the French Riviera.
Almanac Music: This week in 1971
May 27, 2021 by 13 Comments
A song released 50 years ago tomorrow got Ian Hauser wondering about what we were listening to in May 1971.
Almanac Footy (and Life): Life through the prism of football
May 27, 2021 by 2 Comments
Tom Stone, one of Tanunda’s ‘Sprocket Rockets’, looks back at life through the prism of his experiences in Australian football.
Almanac Travel: Fifteen (happy) notes from our Melbourne weekend
May 26, 2021 by 13 Comments
Mickey Randall packed a lot into a weekend trip to Melbourne.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘Sacredly Profane’ – Kevin Densley’s poetry collection
May 25, 2021 by 2 Comments
Col Ritchie reviews Kevin Densley’s recent poetry collection ‘Sacredly Profane’.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Women Screaming Like Crows’ – Tommy Mallet
May 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sweat, blood and alcohol interact amongst the players of the night as Tommy Mallet’s latest poem tells.
Almanac Book Review: Ken Haley on Ron Reed’s ‘War Games’
May 24, 2021 by 2 Comments
Ron Reed’s recent release ‘War Games’ has been read and thoroughly reviewed by Ken Haley.
Almanac Life – Callignee: A Love Song
May 24, 2021 by 17 Comments
Shane Reid rolls back the years to remember out-of-the-way Callignee and the special place it held in his father’s heart. (A beautiful reminiscence – Ed.)
Almanac Documentary: ‘The Rover of Tobruk’ – Bob Quinn
May 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
‘The Rover of Tobruk’ is a documentary by Kane McKay that tells the amazing story of World War 2 Military Medallist and Port Adelaide Football Club immortal, Bob Quinn.
Round 9 – Haiku Bob: like my life
May 21, 2021 by 3 Comments
Season 2021 is not a happy time for Collingwood supporters, especially with ‘the coach on everyone’s lips’, as the latest from Haiku Bob suggests.
Almanac Life: The Pelican
May 21, 2021 by 2 Comments
Smokie recalls the day that he and his dad went fishing – and landed a pelican!
Almanac/Odd Friday Lunch: Guest speaker – Ashley Browne: footy scribe
May 20, 2021 by 4 Comments
Respected footy journo Ashley Browne will be guest speaker at The Odd Friday/Footy Almanac lunch on 21 May at the North Fitzroy Arms where he will talk about his new book AFL 2020: A Season Like No Other.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Upward Unwind’ – Tommy Mallet
May 18, 2021 by 1 Comment
The silence of the mountains as they rise to meet the moon is a blissful moment for a man and his dog.
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