![In my other life I've played bass and sung in a number of acts, though never juggled. This is a recent publicity shot for my current band, Marilyn Cali & The Boys. You can see Maz in the middle, wondering when my medications are going to kick in.](http://themelbourneliteratureseminars.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/St-Kilda1-300x247.jpg)
In my other life I’ve played bass and sung in a number of acts, though never juggled. This is a recent publicity shot for my current band, Marilyn Cali & The Boys. You can see Maz in the middle, wondering when my medications are going to kick in.
![Now, THAT's what I call a desktop. With apologies to Bill Gates. Um, not really . . .](http://themelbourneliteratureseminars.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/My-Den1-225x300.jpg)
Now, THAT’s what I call a desktop. With apologies to Bill Gates. Um, not really . . .
![You can take the boy out of the university . . .](http://themelbourneliteratureseminars.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Me-and-more-bookd1-300x225.jpg)
You can take the boy out of the university . . .
![A nostalgic shot of shelves in the sadly defunct Flinders Books, where I worked part-time from 2004 till its final closure in 2012](http://themelbourneliteratureseminars.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BOOKS1-300x167.jpg)
A nostalgic shot of shelves in the sadly defunct Flinders Books, where I worked part-time from 2004 till its final closure in 2012