Curtin Writers Club

Dear first years, You may be scared to start your first year of university; not knowing what to expect or wondering how hard the classes will be. I’m here to ease your fears. This year will be fun and exciting, and will help you figure out if the degree you’re doing is really what you want. It can be daunting coming to Curtin, especially if you aren’t from Perth or don’t know the area, but know that everyone has been Lost On Campus (a great app you should download) more than

The newcomer approached our party from the west, a kamikaze presence coming out of the setting sun. We had been at the beach all afternoon, messing about in our little boats, the sun metalling the muddy grey water to pewter. The tide ripped in and out of Burnham fast, the racing ebb laying the mud flats bare as far as the eye could see. The surge of it churned up the sludgy bottom, obscuring limbs beneath its opaque surface. Mud caked to your toes if not rinsed away, forming

The show had started, the lights dimmed, mist poured from the smoke machines, and suddenly the audience was witness to a barbie doll ripping off its limbs to sexy music to reveal Glitta Supernova. What followed was energetic dancing/jiggling, dazzling make-overs, somewhat-relatable anecdotes, and a rabbit-out-of-the-hat trick where the rabbit was a banner and the hat was a… part of the body. Glitta Supernova has performed at Fringe before. Her show Let’s Get Metaphysicalin 20

cumulus swells buildings fold and fall towers grown from mushroom clouds of hydrogen mythic cites fill the skies hover ethereal above the sand shimmering mirages of heat and dust motes swirl downward coat the rubble in grey snow slow moving automatons flaming bright or ashen stagger trees topple like rows of nine pins corrosive rain abrades roaring silence rushes in

This week I have been pondering, cynically, I’m afraid. Watching the speed with which books ending their run in the scout program are assigned to the ‘99c on Kindle, thanks but no thanks’ pile, has had me wondering. Is this all in fact a clever ruse on the part of Kindle to get authors with limited options to work their butts off marketing not only themselves and their work but also the Kindle brand? The thank you note, that you are asked to write before your campaign kicks o

[Content Warning: Drug/Alcohol mention, Violence mention.] I went to watch a play but the interesting thing happened walking home. 10:30pm. Cops don’t even look at me. I love the train line, because it’s dark and out of bounds. You never know if you’re going to be bashed or make a friend. It’s a magnet for misfits. Up ahead, near Maylands Station, some figures are moving around in the dark. They seem erratic and disorderly; I hear bottles clanging. I cross over to their side

Writer’s block is not real. It is a myth. It is another way of saying that the writer in question is not dedicating enough faculty to the reality of work that writing is. Because writing, for the most part, is personified not by the montage-worthy flurry of artistic flare, but more so by the grafting of hours. The best writing doesn’t happen in an hour at the downtown café, telling everyone near about how one is working on their screenplay. More often than not, it happens in

A whole week has gone by since my last post. It has, as I anticipated, been long. The flurry of activity that sent Remission briefly back into ‘Hot and Trending’ petered out along with my list of as yet untapped contacts. I’m done – I have contacted everyone I can think of. Not wishing to become a total bore, I decided to leave a gentle reminder until the 10 day mark, though judging by the stats, by day 7 everyone I know must have had a look. How often can I ask people to sha