We called the show ‘Maybe we’re never together’ – so what did we expect? Right at the very end, once the show was over, someone said to me: ‘So it …
Bag Bog Cat, the Caterpillar an’ the Glue Man (Andrew Galan)
Horse serrations vibrate floorboards ta’ squeal a rockin’ billycock woe · · an’ we was diggin’ ditches an’ shovelin’ mud an’ burnin’ faeces when the Caterpillar said sorry, sorry was for …
Patrick West's The World Swimmers – Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Short stories are their own particular art form. Like poetry, they are often the expression of an idea or a mood or a character. A distillation of a thought into …
The Breathtaking and the Bewildering: Patrick West's The World Swimmers
Review by Robert Goodman Short stories are their own particular art form. Like poetry, they are often the expression of an idea or a mood or a character. A distillation …
UNEXPECTED GIFTS: an interview with Irma Gold
The last time Verity La chatted to Irma Gold, in July this year, her collection Two Steps Forward was almost but not quite published. Back then, she said, ‘Writing is …
VOX: ALI ALIZADEH
The Verity La Forum was conducted by Alec Patric from July 2011 to December 2011 Forum Question: A New Archaeology ALEC PATRIC When the novel first emerged it was considered …
VOX: BEL WOODS
The Verity La Forum was conducted by Alec Patric from July 2011 to December 2011 Forum Question: A New Archaeology I think blogs remind us of a time when life …
VOX: MARK WILLIAM JACKSON
Vox: MARK WILLIAM JACKSON The Verity La Forum was conducted by Alec Patric from July 2011 to December 2011 Forum Question: A New Archaeology I’ve been assisting with the selection …
VOX: DEMET DIVAROREN
Vox: DEMET DIVAROREN The Verity La Forum was conducted by Alec Patric from July 2011 to December 2011 Forum Question: A New Archaeology Broadmeadows shopping centre was packed with bargain …
VOX: GABRIELLE BRYDEN
Vox: GABRIELLE BRYDEN The Verity La Forum was conducted by Alec Patric from July 2011 to December 2011 Forum Question: A New Archaeology Future generations will grow up reading from …