From the Desk of Geof
Short stories, blog post, screenplays and other items.
Needle in the Hay – Short Story
We thought farmers were struggling until we met Mustafa and his wife and the other refugees who arrived in our town
Wheels Across Tibet – a Screenplay by Peter Morgan and GJ Maher
From warfare to promises, Wheels Across Tibet tracks the inevitable rolling of modernisation into Tibet.
Sophie’s Violin is also a screenplay
Sophie is a high school graduate and violinist on the cusp of adulthood when her world is blown apart. She battles depression at every turn. Gradually a new-found love and an interest which he brings to their friendship give her the momentum to move beyond her tragedy as she discovers first-hand the healing power of giving.
Moon Over The Mediterranean goes international
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The Wisdom of the Elderly
Where is the charismatic leader, the honest politician who would do everything possible to encourage all in society to become and remain a warm and welcoming group of people unique as Australians always have been? Where is this person? Why does politics so often attract mediocre examples of the human species?
World Village
I stood back and marvelled at this truly fine example of the rural homes of the developing world. It was absolutely bloody awesome. Before the idea was thought of, every man and his dog wondered how our 12,000 refugee intake would work here in Australia. Europe, with the influx of over a million refugees, was…
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A Stepping Stone to Australia (formerly Seagulls of Nauru)
My name is Fimi and this is my story. It is the first story I have ever written. I’d like to take you on a journey, my journey. It began in Central Africa, then took me to Kenya, Malaysia and eventually to a tiny island in the Pacific. Most children in my old country are…
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My Home is an Ocean
Adrift now at sea, she contemplated what she’d left behind and what she would find when she returned, if she was able to return. At the beginning of the mayhem that took the planet by storm, she’d been preparing her yacht for the voyage of a lifetime. Many had sailed single-handed around the world before…
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Covid Dilemma
Indonesia is a developing country with the vast majority of its population economically disadvantaged. The current pandemic has led to almost a hundred thousand people having passed away unnecessarily. Other countries however are in even more dire straits with authorities far and wide being somewhat truth challenged, one of the worst examples of which came…
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HOPE
There is no place whatsoever in the 2020s for conservative governments anywhere, not in the east, not in the west, nowhere on our planet. That is the opinion of this humble writer. Plato stated categorically that if we do not take an interest in the affairs of government, then we are doomed to live under…
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SEAGULLS
A book of short stories, some of which are quite short. A few were written decades ago and others as assignments in various writing groups I’ve attended in more recent years. You will perhaps find a common theme throughout the book, one of compassion which I personally believe is sadly lacking in our world. Available…
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Books
A selection of books by GJ Maher
News
Media articles written about Geof Maher
