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Articles:

A Brilliant Fantastic Great Interview with Pi O

We found this explosion of an interview – A Brilliant Fantastic Great Interview with Pi O – in the sixth issue of Going Down Swinging, published in Spring 1984.

A Short History of Melbourne Art

The Depressionist movement emerged at the turn of the century with a group of Melbourne-based artists whose mild disappointment with almost everything could no longer go unexpressed.

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Stories and Poems:

The Bedroom Philosopher Tour Diary #2

2. Excerpt from The Bedroom Philosopher Diaries — the new book from Justin Heazlewood Saturday August 14. Hobart. Brisbane Hotel. All Ages. Gig Vibe: 4.5 Venue treatment: 6 Band...

Braille

One Hundred Random Cows

1.  Start They came to him at night to begin with and that’s how it started. That’s how the whole cow thing started.   2. Dreams Occupying the road...

On Writing:

A Freelancer's Guide to Europe: London

Online editor Megan Anderson gives up a roof, friends and financial stability to write around Europe.

Neil Boyack: Storytelling and Self Help

Photo / Steffen Pedersen From storytelling to social work, rural Victorian writer Neil Boyack is a man with a fair bit to talk about. He’s also just released his...

On Rejection

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