Tag: fiction
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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 ‘The Dead Man and the Drop Tower’
The pandemic continues, the Dead Man wanders on. My piece The Dead Man and the Drop Tower has been published in the April 2021 edition of the ineffable RIC Journal. With thanks, as always, to Saudamini for giving life to the Dead Man. 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 ‘The Dead Man’s Circumstances’
My piece The Dead Man’s Circumstances has been published in the final edition of RIC Journal for 2020. The Dead Man has again accompanied me through the year, guiding me through the madness of 2020 like Virgil. I’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating: I couldn’t have continued to write The Dead Man without Read.
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On ‘Ueno Zoo’
Very pleased to be able to share that my piece Ueno Zoo has been published at Fugitives & Futurists, an exciting new lit journal out of the UK. Wrote this while watching nature documentaries and reading Kafka’s Lost Writings but also while holding in mind a couple of pieces I wrote a few years ago, Read.
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On ‘The Dead Man’s Gift’
I’m very pleased to have a new piece in the November 2020 edition of RIC Journal titled The Dead Man’s Gift. The Dead Man buys birds, the pandemic continues: New South Wales has had eleven days with no reported community transmission of Covid, Victoria has had 20 days straight of no new cases, SA has Read.
Tristan Foster 