Ken Purdham
Bachelor of Arts History & Politics
Diploma of Professional Writing & Editing
Welcome to my website. I can’t say I’ll bare my soul in these pages but they are who I am. They’re my voice, my thinking and my beliefs. These pages reflect me and the way I look at life.
I like to write. I like to write about anything and everything and in the seclusion of my own space , whether at home, in a coffee shop or in the bush. But I can't see the point of it unless other people read what i write. On this site you will find my passion for drama, history, unionism, and simply the pleasure of being creative with words. I like being me and I like being me in whatever I write; I hope you do too.
It wasn’t always so.
I have a fascination with words written on the page.
They let me into the world of the writer; the way the words are put together, what they say, and how they say it. I can see when they were written with care or in a rush and if the person had a light touch or a heavy hand. I look to see if the words just flowed or were carefully considered.
The page takes me to another time and another place. If I can actually hold the page I’m holding the very paper that was in that place and the words are actual marks made by the writer’s hand at that time.
I understand how an archivist might feel holding the journal of say Captain Cook knowing Cook had been in his cabin off the coast of Australia, scratching his impressions onto that very page. That journal was actually there.
So it is for me every time I look at an old letter or document. I can’t help but think of the writer in that time and place making those marks to say something to someone.
It could all be lost in the world of electronic communication.
