The South Head Vagabond

Writing by Rob Harley

Rob Harley, sitting on his blue Harley Davidson motorbike

Kia ora Tatou!

I hope the onset of Autumn’s slightly lower temperatures finds you warm and safe!

We’re making a few changes to the South Head Vagabond site as you’ll notice as you navigate around.

I am taking a break from podcasting – you can still find my ‘Tales from The Hospital Corridors’ series on Soundcloud. Some friends and I are working on a new series based around the effect of music on our lives. We’ll keep you posted!

Meantime, I have started moving my story content to my Substack page: robharley2.substack.com

As with this site, it’s free to access – although paid subscribers are also welcome! There are advantages in distributing content through this new platform. There is a ton of great material on my page on there already – and lots of other great contributors you can catch up with.

My brand new book called ‘Relentless’ will be out in a couple of months. If you’ve enjoyed my previous books, I know this new volume will have you on the edge of your seat. There will be a pre-release special price!

Finally, I am starting to offer some of my material in digital form. Check out the Books page and you’ll see they are available to order and download. You’ll find there are some good cost savings to be had.

Take care of yourselves

Arohanui.

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