Blog of Dr Darryl Sellwood

Provocative, disruptive and sometimes subversive — inventor of the Bummunicator!

Category: Personal Experience

  • Oh, Data, data data! Those were days!

    My friend, Matt, in London, has been blogging for over a decade now. His blogs aren’t long but are often thought provoking. I often don’t agree with many of his ideas, but I do admire him as a friend. So, every now and then we will catch up on Facebook for a chat. Last week,…

  • Sharing online at Adelaide West Uniting Church, South Australia

    Even a back in March and April, people tried to say to me that COVID-19 will be the death of the church, but I said “But you wait!! Wait and see!” Although, because of COVID -19, many church’s doors  have slammed closed, the Gospel of the Good News won’t be locked down! Yes, some churches…

  • Unwittingly missing out on vital information?

    Because of your privileged position, are you missing out vital information? The other day I was talking with my friend while eating breakfast. We were talking about the Gay Pride March which was on the following weekend and how I wanted to go to it again this year. I mentioned how there is a group…

  • The PhD Thesis 2019

    Update: The thesis received a Flinders University Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Lived experiences of people with complex communication needs: Romantic and sexual relationships by Darryl James Sellwood Thesis Submitted to Flinders University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Disability and Community Inclusion College of Nursing & Health Sciences July 2019 Supervisors: Associate…

  • Two speaking engagements and a flat tyre!

    Yesterday was a work day and was a break from writing my PhD thesis. I had two speaking engagements. One at Flinders University and another an hour later at UniSA. Yes, I was putting my trust in the cabs being on time. A busy working day! I arrived at Flinders University in the morning with…