Father to Son
Ben Cordner first greeted the world on 16 October 1997, 34 years and 111 days after his Dad had done the same - the latter being a man...
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Geoff Cordner
Dec 19, 20229 min read
More Than Just a Game
The 2022 FIFA World Cup, exciting as it was in many respects, remains tinged with sadness for me. Not because it’s now over. And not...
Geoff Cordner
Sep 22, 20225 min read
The Things We Keep - Part 1
It is said that a movie is written three times. Once when the screenplay is first conceived of, and committed to paper (although there...
Geoff Cordner
Jul 8, 202222 min read
MUSIC To My Ears
There are some Beniverse stories that write themselves. Or at least, the time when they need to be shared reveals itself to me in a way...
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Apr 18, 202210 min read
When Life Imitates Art
I have recently enjoyed re-visiting a “journal” I kept during the “second honeymoon” that my wife, Linda, and I took in 2016. I have put...
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Feb 23, 202210 min read
A Man's Best Friend
How does a couple go on after the death of a child? Every such situation is completely and utterly unique, so I can only speak for our...
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Jan 10, 202212 min read
A House is Just a House
We no longer reside in West Ryde. After serving us so well it seemed the time had finally come for us to move on from our house in...
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Nov 22, 20217 min read
The Other End of the Rainbow
The period from late March through to early May 2020 was, on reflection, a watershed chapter in my life after Ben. Those of you who live...
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Oct 3, 20215 min read
Beyond the Yellowbrick Road
Thursday, August 26 was just another day. But of course, in a pandemic, just another day is anything but. At 1.45pm that afternoon I...
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Aug 23, 20216 min read
We Swear It's True
For a person of exceptional intellect, Ben had a remarkable fondness for foul language. He openly admitted to us on a number of...
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Aug 10, 20216 min read
Getting the Message
I have in my wardrobe a pair of socks bearing a picture of a hand with forefinger raised, and the words “Number One DAD” imprinted on...
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Jul 16, 20216 min read
We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers
In early April 2019 Ben’s soccer team, Epping FC, played its first game of the new season in the Gladesville Hornsby Football Association...
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Jun 18, 20218 min read
Performance Anxiety
As regular readers will know, I have been for many years, and remain, extremely proud of both my sons – for many and varied reasons. ...
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Jun 5, 20217 min read
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Back in 2009, within a month after the death of my nephew Daniel, I spotted on one of the Foxtel Movie Channels a film called Dan in Real...
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May 22, 20216 min read
Brothers In Arms
Ordinarily I am at pains to avoid generalisations, particularly in the context of people I love, but the undeniable fact is that Ben...
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Apr 27, 202114 min read
Agent 86
One of the saddest aspects of Ben’s death – and there are many – is that we will never get to see what he might have done with all of the...
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Apr 13, 202111 min read
When Someone Dies
When someone dies, especially a young person, it is entirely to be expected that there will be an outpouring of emotion, and heartfelt...
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Apr 4, 20216 min read
The Butterfly Effect
In late February 2021 Linda and I set off on a road trip to Victoria, en route to a family wedding scheduled to take place in the Yarra...
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Mar 25, 20215 min read
To 2020, and Beyond
I look back at the eight weeks or so following Ben’s 22nd birthday (October 16, 2019) as, without doubt, the most peaceful and positive...
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Feb 20, 20215 min read
Group Hugs Are Underrated
(Though it may at first appear to be, this is not another story about cricket. It's a story about finding a way to do what needs to be...
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