Tell us about a typical day?

My typical day includes a dawn walk in the park where I say hello to a boab, some reading and meetings at my work with very supportive people, visiting friends and family where we talk about life in the round, dinner with my child and wife including fresh mango afterwards, and some writing to finish when my apartment block is quiet and dark.

What is your future hope?

I hope, one day, to see the ocean a little more often and to swim in different types of salt, to connect with people from other countries from Rubibi to Penang to Karachi, and, to see real, lasting, material progress on unsolved problems, including illiteracy.

If you could invite one person to dinner, who would it be and where would you take them in your city?

It would be Pinningu, and, I would take him to Redgate on Wardandi country, perhaps to go out crayfishing, perhaps for a cold beer, perhaps for bushwalking. Or we could just sit in silence and look at Isaacs Rock.

What is your favourite bookstore?

After Idiom in Fort Kochi closed down, there are a few that I like - New Edition in Fremantle opposite the Navy Club, Books Actually in Tiong Bahru near good sweetcorn icecream, and Perimeter in Thornbury close to small bars. They all have different appeals, but are unique, independent and welcoming.

What does a port culture look like to you?

To be open, to be swelling, to connect on wave and tide; to find a lighthouse on a small island, to berth a raft; to return with marlin and tuna, to go on when there are stories and storms to be found in the hearts of others. To find a welcome home no matter who you are.