Author: Tristan
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On ‘Black chalk with touches of white on brown paper’
I have a short story titled “Black chalk with touches of white on brown paper” in issue two of Gorse. [Read an extract here.] Gorse, edited by Susan Tomaselli, is a literary magazine out of Ireland that carries on the tradition of the avant-garde, Modernist “little magazine” of the early twentieth century (Niall McCormack pays… Read.
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On Trieste by Daša Drndić
My review of Trieste by Daša Drndić is up at 3:AM Magazine. In case I don’t make myself clear in the review, Trieste is an exceptional novel. It’s been some time since I read anything with this kind of power, or something that felt so much bigger than me and my neighbourhood; I don’t mind… Read.
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On ‘Hellhole’
Been a busy ten days: after having a review of some recent Australian fiction published by Entropy, and a piece of flash fiction published by Seizure, Black Sun Lit have published some prose by me titled Hellhole – read that here. Favourite part of the piece? I like where it ends up. I like how… Read.
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On ‘Converge’
Seizure have published my short, short story ‘Converge’ as part of their Flashers series. Read ‘er here. Favourite thing about this piece? The fish bone bit. Oh, and this AllFoods is on my jogging route. I considered providing a photo of it – of the AllFoods sign that hangs from the awning and blinks on… Read.
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On Foreign Soil, An Elegant Young Man + Captives
My (somewhat lengthy) review of Foreign Soil by Maxine Beneba Clarke, An Elegant Young Man by Luke Carman and Captives by Angela Meyer has been published by (the good folk over at) ENTROPY. Thought it worthwhile to evaluate the work of some young Australian writers; by weighing the works against each other, I hope the trends and quality… Read.
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On The Coral Battleground
My review of Spinifex Press’s reissue of The Coral Battleground by Judith Wright is up now at Verity La. Proud o’ this one – The Coral Battleground has become something of a conservationist classic – because of Wright’s measured, sober tone, but also because it is genuinely inspiring, a testament to the power of people. But, as mentioned… Read.
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Update (II)
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On The White Review
My review of number nine of The White Review, an arts and culture quarterly from the UK, is now up at The Writers Bloc. This is my third and likely final piece on lit mags – I feel like I’ve said all I want to say about them now; big thanks to the Writers Bloc… Read.
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On three stories
The Bohemyth, an online literary journal out of Dublin, has published a suite of short, short stories, collectively titled “Three Stories”, by me. Read them here (and read the rest of the April issue here). I like the set a lot – and I do think of them as a set rather than standalone pieces, the distinction… Read.
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