Don't Scratch the Duco
Don't Scratch the Duco
Stan Munro
Stories from the island south of Australia
Ending Intergeneraional Trauma
One day I woke up and looked in the mirror and realised not only did I not look like my father, but I'd known the bloke who I looked like all my life. So began another thread of unravelling intergenerational trauma. It tends to not go how we think it's going to go.
Oct 25, 2021
22 min
On Education And Empire
In which Duncan and I reflect on our paltry colonial education, and a reminder to be careful what you wish for.
Oct 24, 2021
9 min
On Failing and Footpaths
In which I discover that I have been fearing failure, avoid two stories, embrace failure and settle on another one about footpaths.
Sep 24, 2021
12 min
Home isn't home
I've been getting lost at home, on the streets and in the rooms where I live. But I remember feeling more at home in a strange land, long ago.
Aug 9, 2021
2 min
The Ring
In which Duncan and I sit on the step of a crumbling sandstone church, enjoy coffee and cigarettes, and talk
Apr 19, 2021
23 min
Training
In which our hero attends mandatory training, slides slowly down the wall, and remembers a trip to the library, long ago.
Mar 16, 2021
13 min