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Whether it was my writing or photographs that led you to this blog, you'll notice that I always tried to keep this site fresh and interesting. However, with so much accumulated material since my first entry appeared in 2011, I needed a page to index them all. Welcome to Overtown, my very own page of archived work. Sit back and put your feet up. You could be here a while!

  


Since 2011, four years after the release of my first novel, I've been sharing through this blog what has worked with my writing career, and what hasn't. From organising a 6,197 km long book tour, to a Guinness Book of World Records attempt, there's a lot more that happens outside of the covers of a book than between them. Ultimately these are the stories that shape the writer and perhaps person that you become. Staring disappointment in the face often calls for staying positive. I'd rather think of it as being 'Positively Phill,' and staying true to myself. So without further fanfare, these are my stories.



Who knew that taking a break after novel number four would inspire me to write most of what you read on this blog? From growing up in Gosford, to moving north to Brisbane where I married my wife Denise, and all throughout Australia's east coast. In all I wrote 100 articles from some pretty far flung and long forgotten railway lines Down Under.

 


 


 


Somewhere in between writing novels and compiling this blog, I managed to become a better photographer. While I've long been photographing old railway stations and whatever trains I've been lucky enough to stumble upon throughout my life, it was only when I began curating my Railway Reminiscing stories that I tried experimenting with different camera angles compared to other more traditional railway photographers that I am familiar with. Setting my photos to poetry, or perhaps vice versa, for my Last Train books led to even more experimentation in my search for originality. The below entries and photos provide a sneak-peek at what you can expect in my books.

 


 


Thanks for taking the time to visit!