The Grand Finale

It is so exciting.  The grand finale of my opera has now been completed in draft form and I am looking forward to auditioning prospective performers, production professionals and...

Hero of the Moment

The Inaugural Interim Professor of 21st century English Literature at the International Training Centre for...

The Lady with Shallots

This morning, Monsieur de Montaigne, who is the supervisor of the volunteers cataloguing my private library collections, and is now...

Vichyssoise Diplomacy

After a few days of rest, especially after turning down all invitations to win a free trip to the Sydney Oprah House, I am able to...

Real Life

The revolutionary aspects of the 21st century Enlightenment are well underway in Adelaide.  The evidence is everywhere, as Mr Dante Alighieri will...

Cherries in Cancun

The ladies of the Revolutionary Climatological Needlepoint Committee have sent three representatives to Cancún for the latest United Nations Climate Change Conference....

Sunburn in a Mucky Country

Many material personages appear to have a very strange relationship with that big, hot ball in the sky, especially...

Pivotal Prima Persona

It is always important to identify the pivotal person in any organisation or opera.  Without such fertile information, it is...

Enlightened Professors

To be an enlightened professor requires expertise in...

The Sublime Secretariat

The International Training Centre for the Harmonious Interplay of Beauty, Understanding and Magnificence seeks the very best advice and employs only the very best staff.  As the Chief Executive Officer of the aforementioned institution, it is my duty to ensure that...