I was lucky enough to interview the Santa Claus for SBS. Here’s what he had to say, ** The screen is black, but I hear movement and then someone (presumably Mrs Claus) whispering, “You have to turn the camera on.” Suddenly, he appears, resplendent in a red cable-knit jumper and round tortoiseshell glasses. He’s sitting […]
Here is something I wrote for The Age. *** Recently, my six-year-old came home from school and asked, “Is Santa real?” I wasn’t prepared for this. I gulped. I floundered. Frankly, I would have preferred ‘where do babies come from?’ Apparently, word had got around the playground that Santa doesn’t exist. “But I spoke to […]
Ho ho ho. Here’s something I wrote for The Age on the Christmas spirit. May you all have a wonderful festive period! I was going to say that Christmas has crept up on me, but actually this year it feels more like an ambush and I feel a little resentful. Most of my grinchiness is […]
An interview with Santa Claus himself!
Kelly Eng 