Old writer on the block

The writing diary of a well-mellowed science writer who cares about the public understanding of science and knows the ropes. This blog bounces between my curiosity, the daily realities of professional writing, the joy of pursuing nature, and my recycling of ideas that won't be in some book or other as far as I can see, but still needed sharing. I welcome comments and suggestions! Spam will be blocked and reported. For my books, see http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/writing/index.htm

Monday, 22 January 2018

Sandstone thoughts

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South Head/Eastern Suburbs, Sydney Sydney is a sandstone city.  We have cappings of shale here and there, and if you dig deep enough, y...
Saturday, 20 January 2018

The Royal Botanic Gardens and climate change

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We had to get to the Australian Museum a few weeks back, but the night was warm and we had some time to spare, so we took the scenic route. ...
Sunday, 31 December 2017

New Year in Sydney

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First, here are some samples of a Sydney New Year's Eve, taken from expensive seats on Pinchgut, two years back. This year, we and our ...
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Saturday, 30 December 2017

Frogging

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This went out originally as an ABC Radio National broadcast on Ockham's Razor . It has been edited to disguise locations. It is a war...
Monday, 18 December 2017

Food preservation

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Here's a small sample from Not Your Usual Science , which is now finished, but getting a last polish. That will take a while, as it end...
Thursday, 14 December 2017

Bushfire backgrounder

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Bushfires are a part of high summer in Australia. In winter each year, Australians carry out control burns, small fires aimed at reducing t...
Saturday, 18 November 2017

Inventing writing

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Another sample from Not Your Usual Science . Be patient... I got side-tracked to do an essay on poisons (one of my favourite topics) that l...
Saturday, 4 November 2017

The First Koel

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Canowie Brook, Budawang Ranges. I have been busy, putting the final touches on (working title)  Survivor Kids , a book scheduled to hit...
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Saturday, 28 October 2017

A second bouquet of scammers

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This is a second excerpt from (and promo for) my recent Kindle e-book,   Not Your Usual Clever Ideas   ( https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B072B...
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Peter Macinnis
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Peter Macinnis turned to writing after his promising career as a chiaroscuro player was tragically cut short by a caravaggio crash during the Trompe L'Oeil endurance race. He recently did remarkably well in the early rounds of the celebrity underwater cooking program, Moister Chef, but he was disqualified for using dried fruits and desiccated coconut. He has a pet leech named Gladys, which has lived in a container on his desk for the last six months, as part of another book, and he is an expert echidna handler and ant lion wrangler. He wrote both the score and the libretto for the acclaimed opera Manon Troppo.

Sorry, that’s not quite right. I write and sometimes broadcast about science, for young and old. I write mainly about science, environment, or social history for both adults and children, depending on how the fit takes me on a given morning. I usually have one book coming back after editing or in production, one being edited, one being written and one or more being actively researched.
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