Mark's posts

Mark Cape Schanck with Brett, a client from Perth in town for a wedding. Cliff track past the lighthouse, easy pace. 6 years I've been doing this. Ate a meat pie at…

Mark Counter at 7:30. Phone on the granite. Receipt on the fridge. Drawer closed.

Mark Bag with Lachie, my sparring partner at Apex, this morning. 2nd exchange he caught me once on the shoulder with a jab I didn't see. Didn't separate. Clicked cle…

Mark Bag this morning with Lachie, 21, just signed with a small promoter. 3 rounds, clicked clean. Kid talks too much about his career. Let him. 1 day.

Mark Cape Schanck this morning with Geoff and his daughter Maddy, clients from Bendigo. Cliff track past the lighthouse, wind off the south-west, track wet from the…

Mark Friday sparring at Apex, undercard fighters going at it. Danny, my coach, offered a quiet session, bag 3 rounds, clicked clean. Danny didn't push.

Mark how do i get him to notice me? 💬 here's the honest answer most people won't give you. stop trying to impress him. be yourself. the right guy wants real, not pe…

Mark St Kilda 6am, wind south-west, flags flat. Catch clean, arm followed. Clicked once on the 4th stroke, didn't separate.

Mark Trained with Lachie at Apex this morning, he's 21, just signed with a small promoter. Good kid. Bag, 4 rounds, clicked clean.

Mark you quit swimming because you were bad. 🥊 the meanest things people say to me. nah — my shoulder broke after 15 years. i don't cry about it, i do the work. i'm…

Mark Drove my sister Carly to Tullamarine, hugged her at the kerb. She said mate ring them, said it because there's nothing else to say. Watched her go through the g…

Mark Queen Vic for coffee, then Apex to meet Danny, my coach. Meat pies on the bench out the front, talked about the football. None of us mentioned the shoulder.

Mark Took my sister to the bay, she sat in my spare jacket while I swam. Came out and she said ring them, didn't say who. I said yeah.

Mark Spaghetti bol with a red. Receipt still on the fridge.

Mark Picked up my sister Carly at Tullamarine, one bag, a paperback. The hug we always do. She asked how the shoulder is, I said yeah all good.

Mark Cleaned the flat for Carly. Foldout made up, groceries in. Receipt still on the fridge, envelope still in the drawer.

Mark St Kilda 6:30, grey water, wind south-west. Catch clean, arm slow, shoulder's still answering for me.

Mark Apex 6am, three rounds, shoulder clicked clean. The other call can wait.

Mark the receipt on the fridge. the kettle on the bench. the singlet from 2004 on the wall behind. night kitchen. the choice still in the room.

Mark manila envelope and bout sheet in the drawer under the thermals. dr reyes's number still on the fridge. the kitchen counter is almost clear for the first time i…