Category Archives: Essays

Oceansize: Everyone Into Position Draft

I can’t say much about this draft, but it was originally written out for something and that something didn’t materialise, in part because for the first attempt I realised I didn’t have enough time to put forward something that actually … Continue reading

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Grace Jone: Slave to the Rhythm Draft

I’d been meaning to write about Slave to the Rhythm for a while, but I had difficulty in working out how to go about doing so. I just churned this out now whilst listening to the album. It’s a base form … Continue reading

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Kylie Minogue: Fever Draft

I did a lot of editing on this one, which from the draft below, is probably obvious. The draft is a mess of things thrown together, so there was a lot of culling and combining I had to do. There … Continue reading

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Photographer Rant

Alright so a few months ago I submitted photos into an exhibition for the first time. It was at Tap Gallery and I didn’t have the money for it, but I did it anyway. How it came about was that, … Continue reading

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Rambling about a yet-to-be-published Essay

There’s an essay I’ve been chipping away at here and there for months. Far too many months at this stage. The amount of work I’ve done maybe represents half a day, maybe more. It has been a long drag, and … Continue reading

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A Trip to Bathurst and Back – Draft

This is a draft of something that may eventually appear on From Somewhere Out the Back. It might end up being pulled apart and used in different things. Not sure yet. I figured, however, that if I’m gradually moving to … Continue reading

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Asian Film Boy Drowns: The Long Search for Nagisa

This one took a while, in part for me to actually get words down and in part for me to work out what to write. It was more time thinking about than writing, however, though the editing took quite a … Continue reading

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Cheap Shitty Coffee: A Ramble

Alright so I just churned this out to express some thoughts to a friend about cheap shitty coffee. I’ve been reading On The Road for an essay I’m working on and it struck me as to how American the book … Continue reading

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On Maruki and The Phantom Thieves

So I’ve been working on this essay which I’ll be publishing somewhere away from the usual places. I’ve been working on it for far too long and slowly chipping away, and it needed a lot of work and still does … Continue reading

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An Essay on Choosing the World Outside Gaming

About a month ago I wrote this rambling essay that I might refine at some point. Not sure. It could do with a lot of editing, but I don’t plan on editing it for readability, nor publishing. This was written … Continue reading

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