The Benley Acquisition
Seventeen year-old Jason has work experience with Entice Events. His first project is working on The Benley Acquisition account. Comic send-up of Australian regional shire councils.
Textbook Propaganda- Deconstructing the Keep Mining Strong campaign
What is most disturbing about the ‘Keep Mining Strong’ campaign – molotov cocktail of PR, politics and propaganda – is that intelligent people will swallow it – hook, line and sinker.
Stillborn
A man is sent by Mother to the site of a parallel universe experiment in a hospital ward. His mission is to monitor the behaviour of its caretaker, Rachel, who has become increasingly unorthodox. Speculative / Fantasy / Sci-fi short story written and first published in 1999.
The Fracture
Award-winning prose fantasy told through the voice of a neglected seven-year-old. Set in a travelling carnival, it’s a world in which the children are the adults and the adults are the children. First published 1997, later 2007.
The 45 Minute Chair
Henry makes a joyous discovery after transitioning to retirement. In the ambient ‘As Much As You Like’ restaurant, he takes his hard copy novel and determines to take them up on their offer.
Love Letter to Bundanoon
To be honest, I wasn’t sure I’d like it. I thought it was quaint. But dinky. No place for a city chick. The roads were narrow. You could hide an orphanage in the potholes. And it was creepy, all those doilies. Nonetheless, house prices were right. So I bought a place in the village of [...]
A Moment of Nihilism
Are close encounter experiences real or could there be other psychological, social and scientific explanations? First published 1996.
BLOG: Melbourne Street Art
Julian Assange and Tony Abbot feature in Melbourne’s Hosier Lane street art, March 2011.
