Tag: ric journal
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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 ‘Untitled (A Standoff Begins)’
I’m very pleased to be able to say that my piece Untitled (A Standoff Begins) has been published in the May 2021 edition of the singular RIC Journal. The neighbourhood children use the Dead Man for target practice and laugh when he threatens to shoot back – he, after all, is the dead one. Thanks, 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 Prayer’
I am the deadest man who has ever lived My piece The Dead Man’s Prayer has been published in the February 2021 edition of RIC Journal. With thanks, as always, to S for keeping the Dead Man alive. Read.
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On ‘The Boys and the Dead Man’
My piece The Boys and the Dead Man has been published in the January 2021 edition of RIC Journal. My gratitude to RIC for allowing me to walk the Dead Man into the new year. My goal this year is to not miss a single month (quality of work permitting). With thanks, as always, to 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 ‘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.
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On ‘The Dead Man’s Unpaid Debt’
I’m pleased to be able to report that my poem The Dead Man’s Unpaid Debt has been published in the October 2020 edition of RIC Journal. This piece continues the Dead Man project, which has also, over time, become a RIC project – actually, I don’t know that any other publication has published any Dead 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.
Tristan Foster 