Hello! 

I’m glad you could make it. Come in. Sit down. Make yourself at home. Allow me to introduce myself. My Name is Michael Edward. And I am curious about this crazy thing called ‘life’. So curious, in fact, that a few years ago my ceaseless curiosity started to spew out of my head and onto the page. That’s when I started writing. Since then, my passion for writing has become an insatiable creature that knows no bounds. A creature that defies categories. A creature that eschews labels. A creature that laughs at those who attempt to define it… I’m also Australian. And as a curious Australian, who’d prefer to keep his writing as undefined as possible, I figured what better creature to use as the mascot of my Substack than the Platypus. That duck-billed, egg-laying, misfit, that was so boldly itself that it forced the categorisers of the world to make a new damn category.

And so, to any newcomers, as much as I’d like to tell you what to expect from my writing – I can’t. Because to do so would be to go against the principles of the platypus and the essence of what my writing’s about. But I can tell you this: wherever my curiosity takes me – I’d love it if you’d come along for the ride.

So, if hopping on this bandwagon (to God only knows where) tickles your fancy, then hit the Subscribe button below. That way you won’t miss a thing, as each piece of writing I post will be sent directly to your inbox.

And if subscribing is a little too close for comfort right now – I get it! But won’t you at least have a look around before you leave. Scroll through some of my writing. See what you think. And if you still decide “not right now” then I’ll find a way to live with it (I guess). Either way, I’ll be here – following my curiosity wherever it leads.