Brett’s blog
Strong and Free. The Australian national anthem debate.
THE ONE WORD THAT WILL MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Advance Australia Fair has been the Australian national anthem since it replaced God Save The Queen in 1984. It is perhaps now time to make a very slight change to the anthem that would make an enormous difference to...
Reconciling the reconciliation debate
. The current world wide pandemic that is Corona has caused many people to come forward and comment that when we come out the other side of this terrible illness, we have the opportunity to do things better. So with this in mind let us look at one of the biggest...
“I shall have to do my best.”
I thought I would share a moment of pure bravery from NSW Police Constable, Samuel Nelson. On the 26th of January, 1865, Constable Nelson, who was stationed in the town of Collector, NSW, was approached and made aware the notoriously dangerous Hall gang had entered...
A letter from Kelly Small.
Dear Brett, I wanted to write to you and thank you for writing Paradise and Jungle Deep. Both wonderful adventure stories that I found thoroughly engaging but also both novels mention important issues that should never be forgotten and need more public debate, the...
Richmond Bridge, Tasmania.
On a recent trip to Tasmania I visited Richmond Bridge, the oldest Bridge in Australia.Built by convicts, the bridge is said to be haunted by three spirits, including that of a protective dog who will appear besides women walking alone at night and guide them safely...
The early influences, the first two books I read as a young bloke that gave me the love of reading.
As a young fellow I had little interest in reading. When not in school my days were filled with exploring the bushland behind my home at Engadine, South of Sydney, NSW. Mates and I would spend hours roaming around the bush to the West of Sierra Road and swimming in...
The idea behind Paradise and its coming sequel.
Dear readers, Since the release of Paradise in 2017, I have been asked by many of you where the idea behind the novel came from. So I thought I would share a quick blog on the creation of the book. I have always enjoyed being out in the bush, the scrub, rainforest,...
Remembrance Day, Lest We Forget.
On the 11th hour of the 11 the day of the 11th month, 1918, the guns fell silent. Today is Remembrance Day, when we remember the enormous sacrifice paid by our soldiers in all wars that give us the freedoms we enjoy today Please remember to stop for a minutes silence...
What I am working on.
Dear readers, A quick update to let you know the sequel to Paradise is well underway. Without giving too much away, our main character, Ethan, returns and is blackmailed into undertaking a covert operation that sees him reunited with some old friends and forced to...
Book signing at the Oz Paranormal and Spiritual Expo, Casula, 2018.
A wonderful day of book signings and meeting and chatting with book lovers at the 2018 Paranormal and Spiritual Expo.