Tag: Writing
Short Story: The Dancer
What does it mean to get lost in the dance? I arrive late in the evening. She opens the door, half shocked that I’m even there. We sit in different chairs with Japanese food between us. Sushi, fish and some hot gyoza, in these little rectangular brown cardboard boxes. “A feast,” she says, staring at ...
Creative Writing: A Thing Beyond Hope, Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of my coming-of-age novel, A Thing Beyond Hope.
Creative Writing: A Thing Beyond Hope
My coming-of-age novel, A Thing Beyond Hope, is now out! Get your copy today! :)
Creative Writing: To Be Alive Again
Two men enter. Both are young. Ray is frantic, over-excited, pushing to the front of the stage and eager to seemingly shout at the audience in front of him. The other (Mort) is more cautious, quiet on his toes, working his way more slowly to the front. He carries a book in his right hand, ...
Public Talks in Sydney
It is nearly time for Vivid Sydney, and I thought in light of that I'd share some of my thoughts on the current state of public talks and events in the city. For a long time there has been an underground movement of public intellectuals in Sydney, trying to fight back against the corporatisation of the ...
