On Reading ‘A Strong Urge To Fly’ by Alan Baxter

I read ‘A Strong Urge To Fly’ from Alan Baxter’s collection Crow Shine last night on the train home from … More

Writing Practice, Like Actual Practice

I’m a lazy writer. Sometime in the last year, I don’t when, I decided I didn’t need to work at … More

I get it. Rejection is tough. Sometimes you start to wonder, is my story good enough? Is it good at … More

I was watching reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer recently and it occurred to me that it would make an … More

I was watching Paul Kelly Live at the Sydney Opera House (on TV) last night and during an interview he … More

Portal narrative’s are stories that include two worlds and characters which travel between them. The primary world (which the characters … More

I read Flaubert’s Parrot by Julian Barnes, a novel full of full of chronologies, bestiaries and other clever discourse devices, … More

In 2015 I was enjoying Sunil Badami’s blog posts on Southerly. One in particular made me think. The first paragraph read … More

A friend said to me the other day, every decision we make is governed either by fear or greed (I’m … More

When I was considering a thesis topic as part of my Masters degree I had the following conversation with my … More