Category Archives: Cottonmouth
Deep-sea diving in the wisdom of Scott-Patrick Mitchell
I got to spend a lot of time hanging out with fellow Black Rider and Cottonmouther, not to mention homme-extraordinaire, Scott-Patrick Mitchell in Melbourne recently as we strutted the literary catwalk and flaunted our wares. Scott-Patrick penned a poetical collection … Continue reading
Huddle round these roadmaps, alas, we’ve outstayed our welcome
This year the Emerging Writers Festival 2010 in Melbourne is going to be slightly more surreal than usual. Yep, the Black Rider’s swooping. Amid a schedule filled with general literary tomfoolery and brazen broohaha, I’ll be: hosting a panel on … Continue reading
Filed under Cottonmouth, Music, Show, Spoken Word
Tell the boys back home these songs are for them
The coolest response I’ve gotten to The Casual Stroll to the Top is: “This would be way more awesome, Balius, if you took out all the parts that sucked.” — Well played, dear foe of mine. Mirroring Herman Melville’s hypnagogic … Continue reading
Filed under Cottonmouth, Fiction, Poetry, Published
All of tomorrow’s parties
All of tomorrow’s parties contain complex humours, child- like rhythms, rich colours & playfulness, but they hit hard in the beginning. We’re not trying to make a better world – we just want to be semblances of folk artists, unyielding … Continue reading
Filed under Cottonmouth, Poetry, Published
