How to be a popular blogger
By now you've probably heard about social media and how it's making celebrities out of mild mannered public servants and chirpy journalists who think in...
Death to the author!
If you've ever been quoted out of context by journalist you'll know what it's like to be a fictional character. As a therapist to troubled...
Can anyone help John Galt?
I am always happy to assist readers in distress. Recently I received this letter. Dear Dr Troppo, Despite a protective screen of refractor rays, my...
Ironic Cool?
Things have been a little dull over the holiday period. So dull, in fact, that I've been picking through my receptionist's collection of novels. First...
An unsent reply to James Farrell
The receptionist's fingers paused over the keyboard. The heat was making it difficult to think and the din of hundreds of amorous black cicadas wasn't...
Bad Acting
As usual my correspondents seem incapable of taking responsibility for their own emotions. Troppo reader Don Arthur asks: Dr Troppo, I’d like your advice on...
The facts and nothing but the facts
As a fictional character, I'm fascinated by people who don't exist. There are just so many of us -- fictional people, imaginary people, hypothetical people...