Dave Parmenter

Lost In The Seventies

Lost In The Seventies

Without mobile phones, internet, social media, or surveillance of any kind beyond some grumpy propertied white dude brandishing a rake because we did Berts on his driveway skateboarding down the sidewalk, we were free to be unique, separate, autonomous beings.

Volume: The Thick And The Thin Of It

Volume: The Thick And The Thin Of It

I flunked algebra in the 7th grade. The latest issue of Surfer Magazine fit neatly hidden behind my Introduction to Algebra textbook, and I was reading all about The Forgotten Island Of Santosha...

Don’t Fuck With The Don

Don’t Fuck With The Don

The Don was waiting there for decades in a dim and cobwebbed alcove at Burford Reinforced Plastics in southern Queensland, waiting for us to wake up to ourselves.  The Don... through the gaudy Echo Beach years it waited, salvo after salvo of polka dots fired at it but it refused to topple.

Kobayashi Maru

Kobayashi Maru

In this poignant tale, Dave Parmenter reflects on travels with Brian Keaulana as well as life experiences with Rell Sunn. The story delves into Rell's battles with sharks and cancer, highlighting unwinnable scenarios and the quest for more time.

The Hook Fin

The Hook Fin

Guest author Dave Parmenter on The Provenance of The Hook Fin