HeartSong Creative

Towards A distant Sea - the film

Paul, a young Australian priest arrives in the Philippines, in 1971, as Martial Law is proclaimed by President Marcos. His idealism exposes him to first-hand experiences of violence and corruption, to injustices, and above all to the heroism of Filipinos during this extraordinary period of Philippine history. And, in his personal life, Paul has to confront the loneliness of the celibate foreign cleric, living alone in the tropical fecundity of...

Melrose Mountjoy

Melrose Mountjoy (‘Rosy’ to his mates) has a few things going against him. He’s been pensioned off from the Police Force at the ripe old age of 28 because of advancing ‘Retinitis Pigmentosa’ that progressively affects his peripheral eyesight. His assistant, Ramona, a work experience girl with many piercings, is a lead singer with the heavy Metal Band ‘The Screaming Mammas.’ Melrose is suspicious of modern forensic evidence but has...

Selected Poetry

On one side of the road Where traffic growls A damaged angel drops marble flowers On my elders William and Catherine Together now in their cracked concrete bed William cut stone and felled timber From Ngarrindjeri land To supply a city expanding by the sea And grew rich and solid too On the other side of that road The Ngarrindjeri tell stories and laugh Pulling all their strands in tight I’m straddling the road Trying to keep a foot in both...