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On ‘The City of the Dead’
My piece The City of the Dead has been published in the November 2021 edition of the ever-astonishing RIC Journal. This is the eleventh Dead Man of a long year, one more left. Thanks to S for keeping the Dead Man alive. Read.
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On ‘Alcatraz (The Dead Man’s First Day)’
My piece Alcatraz (The Dead Man’s First Day) was published in the October 2021 edition of RIC Journal. This is the tenth Dead Man piece for the year. Thanks, as always, to S for giving it, and me, a home. Dead Man still dead. Read.
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On ‘The Dead Man and the Card Game’
Very pleased to report that my piece The Dead Man and the Card Game has been published in the August 2021 edition of RIC Journal. I measure time in dead men – this is the eighth of the year. There are four to go. Thanks, as usual, to Saudamini for keeping me writing despite everything. Read.
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On ‘A Personal History of Attention’
My piece with Michelle Lynn Dyrness, ‘A Personal History of Attention’, has been published in Vol. 1 No. 3 of Firmament, Sublunary Editions’ print journal. Michelle did the images, I did the words. This is a real thrill for me for a few reasons – firstly, it’s my first piece in a print journal (!) Read.
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On ‘The Dead Man Did Bad Things’ and ‘Untitled (The Dead Man Must Come Back)’
The pandemic continues, we are in lockdown and the Dead Man stays dead. As I write this, the state government of Victoria tells the residents of my state we cannot enter. I cannot leave my home without a mask; I cannot go beyond a 5km radius. Calasso died today. It is 2021. There is little Read.
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On ‘Who Needs Anything Anymore?’
I have published a piece on Medium titled Who Needs Anything Anymore? — about writing, reading and technology during the pandemic. This piece has existed in various incarnations for almost 12 months now, and, maybe tellingly, no where has been especially interested in publishing it. But I really wanted it out of my head and Read.
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On ‘Untitled (The Dead Man’s Mother)’
Very pleased to be able to say that my piece Untitled (The Dead Man’s Mother) has been published in the March 2021 edition of RIC Journal (we hardly know what year it is, and neither does the Dead Man). With thanks and gratitude to S for giving continued life to the Dead Man. Read.
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On ‘Untitled (Daydream of the Dead Man)’
My poem Untitled (Daydream of the Dead Man) has been published in the September 2020 edition of the extraordinary RIC Journal. The Dead Man feeds stray cats and daydreams about escaping all of this – like the rest of us. Give to your rowdy boys doves for petsNo, a couple of glittering peacocks With thanks, Read.
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Comment on 3:AM
I have resigned as co-editor-in-chief of 3:AM and ended my association with the magazine. This was not an easy decision; 3:AM has been very, very good to me. I have worked with talented and passionate writers and publishers from around the world – some I now have the privilege of calling friends. I have interviewed Read.
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On ‘Faulkner on the Balcony’
Wrote a few things I probably shouldn’t have while in Melbourne last month for Burning House Press’s September, impressions of home edition. It’s a story now – called Faulkner on the Balcony. With thanks and gratitude to Rachael. Read.
Tristan Foster 