Archive for category: My Triangle

My Triangle 2019.09

In your travels, as you negotiate the streets of Cobargo, you may come across a mature, quintessentially iconic Australian bushman, with a rather large hat, who loves to have a yarn. If so, then perhaps you’ve had the pleasure of meeting my dad. So what makes him so interesting? He was born Ross Alphonsus Rixon on 21 June 1935 to Annie (teacher’s assistant) and Spencer Rixon (Stores Officer, RAAF) at Milton. He was … Read more »

My Triangle 2019.07

Forty years ago, in 1979, one remarkable event helped shape my future.

I was a young Sydney man, working as an aide in a nursing home, and I was also writing to create a travelling theatre idea.

One night I had a really vivid dream. The next day my dream came true—the places, the people I saw and the words were all replayed, as if directly from the dream.

My world … Read more »

My Triangle 2019.05

A small table, softly moving leaves, flecking dappled light, a large ginger biscuit shared and a conversation with a quietly remarkable woman. Reverend Linda Chapman is a priest, a contemplative and an activist. She is the spiritual guide at the Open Sanctuary at Tilba Tilba. She is humble, deep, warm, immersed and focused, with a penetrating mind, soft smile and fiercely compassionate heart.

It was an unpredicted path that led Linda to this place in life—a priest … Read more »