The Abduction and Murder of Ebony Simpson — Bargo is a small town in the Macarthur Region of NSW, Australia approximately 100 kilometers south west of Sydney. A mix of residential houses and rural estates, many families reside in what could be considered semi rural. Plenty of land for kids to run around in, ride horses, motor bikes…

My final day in court. — Three years ago I was in a living hell. As regular readers of my articles would know, I was caught up in a legal nightmare where I had been falsely accused of organizing my car to be stolen to cash in on the insurance. Anyone needing to catch up can…

It is simpler than I thought. — To begin I need to make a little confession. I actually feel a bit ashamed writing about this when the world is still reeling from the Covid pandemic. People who have suffered great loss during this time have every right to shake their heads at me. I can already anticipate…

And the little girl in the suitcase — I was a member of the New South Wales Police Force in Australia for nearly thirty years. In that time I have been exposed to some situations that have made me question man’s humanity towards each other. This was one of them, perhaps the worst of all because it involved…

Or am I ? — Image from twitter @thecroakerqueen Got to love memes and all the stuff circulating on the internet in this age of technology. Having done most of my growing up in the eighties, I am forever grateful that my party days were long gone before social media became a thing and your…

A question to the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions — I am writing this with a heavy heart having just been informed that the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) has lodged an appeal to the Supreme Court of NSW against my acquittal in the Local Court on fraud charges. I am also informed that they have asked for more time…

And it’s not about the money. — Recently I have been reading many stories about how Medium has changed the way writers can earn money from their stories. Many top writers are reporting that their income has seriously diminished due to a change in algorithms and a decrease in views on their articles. This has clearly upset…

Unfortunately, I now know what this means — I have often heard this phrase, but never really understood its meaning. That is until now. Unfortunately, having recently gone through an experience I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, I now know only too well the reason behind this saying. …

It’s time to focus on what’s in front of you — Recently I have been having a turbulent time. After pretty much cruising through life, I finally hit some hurdles. Olympic standard hurdles. New visitors to my page, feel free to go back and read some of my earlier tales of woe. I haven’t been a barrel of laughs of late…