Author: Tristan
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On a family mythology
[A response to Brad Frederiksen] What I wanted to say here, and did in fact begin to shape into words, I realised maybe shouldn’t be said – not yet (or, at least, not through this medium) – and so deleted it, thus diminishing the quality of this post. Because of my upbringing (certain specifics of… Read.
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On the first day of spring
[A response to Brad Frederiksen] I have deeply wrinkled palms. Have been told at various points in my life that this is a signifier of being “an old soul”. Don’t believe in souls and so had strong feelings this was bullshit. Then read a short story (can’t remember by who, which kind of diminishes this… Read.
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On a separate matter
I’ve written before about my time working in pubs but I wanted to share another story from those days that has been on my mind lately. One of the pub’s regulars was a short, hollow-cheeked man of middle-age who always wore a zip-up vest and a military cap. I’ll refer to him here as X.… Read.
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On The Lifted Brow
I had a read of Issue 18 of The Lifted Brow and The Writers Bloc has published my thoughts. Thanks again to Geoff. Read.
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On White and The Vivisector and how somebody else ended up with my thoughts on Voss
I read Voss as an undergraduate in an Australian Literature class at the University of Western Sydney. My teacher was Leon Cantrell. I had Leon a few times, and in one subject he came to class with his arm in a sling. Now, when I come across the texts that remind me of him (Dickinson’s… Read.
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On my other job
A short piece I wrote about my days working (and writing) in a suburban bottleshop is now up at The Writers Bloc blog as part of their Writer’ Other Jobs series. Check it out. Cheers to Geoff. P.S. Here’s a shot of one of the betting slips. Read.
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On ‘Dancers in Violet’
I have some fiction up at Verity La this morning, a short story titled Dancers in Violet. If you read it, I hope you enjoy it. Praise is once again due to Nigel. Read.
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On Raymond Carver
I finished Carver’s What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, finished the titular story and the collection, as we finally left behind a sprawling, half dry salt lake in the middle of Turkey, and shortly after we, from a roadside seller (who, before he saw us pulling in, was reclining in the drivers’… Read.
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On three things on the walls of my grandmother’s house
1. A photo of my grandfather. His smiling face, gold tooth and bare forehead, in a small wooden frame. This photo and a recording of his voice (in which the timbre of his voice falls somewhere between my father’s and my uncle’s) and apocryphal stories of his life, and death, is all I remember of… Read.
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On Great Western Highway: A Love Story
My review of Great Western Highway: A Love Story (Capital, Volume One, Part Two) by Anthony Macris is now up at Verity La. All praise is again due to Mr Featherstone. P.S. My 2011 VL interview with Tony about his nonfiction release When Horse Became Saw can be read here. P.P.S. Be brave. Read.
Tristan Foster 