tales of strangeness and beauty

[adelaidesean]

One for Adelaideans and people interested in Adelaide:

Small City Tales of Strangeness and Beauty, "a book of new stories, poetry and photographs set in Adelaide, with contributions from new and established writers and photographers from around Australia", the work of editors Gillian Britton and Stephen Lawrence and publishers Wakefield Press, will be launched at the SA Writers' Centre on April 9 (6pm). Come along! I'm hoping to be there.

I dropped the "small city" from the title in the subject line of this post, btw, partly because I think Adelaide would be more comfortable with itself by acknowledging that it's really a big small town, not a small city, but also because I think it's a lovely line. I'm looking forward to reading the book.

Also, people thinking of coming to the natcon in June might be interested to see what goes on here, creatively speaking.

Isn't the cover temptingly Gothic?

Comments

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

I would have called it 'Tales of Bent Croissants and Other Perversions'

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

You would! :-)

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

yes

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

It probably would've been a bestseller, too. Maybe I should nick that title for my crime novel...

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

HELL YEAH!

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

Then I'll make you edit it. :-)

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

Noooooo!!!

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

I'll pay you in croissants.

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

so long as they aren't "Adelaide' croissants...

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

What if they're filled with Haighs chocolate?

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

well why didn't you say so in the first place???

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

A toasted Haigh's chocolate-infused croissant would either be awful or brilliant. I think we need to find out.

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

yes. Its a date!

[tikiwanderer.livejournal.com]

I think that needs trying. For science!

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

Indeed, for science! I'll bring the toaster, the chocolate and the croissants. You and Cat can be the judges. I wonder if we can get that on the program of the natcon...?

[bluetyson.livejournal.com]

Dead man's frog cake pie floater case?

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

That book is dying to be written!

And the follow-up: chocolate bilby paedophile acid shiraz job.

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

Is that the front of St Peter's?

[ladnews.livejournal.com]

It is indeed.

[seanwilliams.livejournal.com]

Wait. On second glance, it could be the Catholic cathedral on Victoria Square. Will check next time I'm driving by.

[gloripebbles.livejournal.com]

Oh geez, my other half has won :o I see that image & think of a (new) Dr Who episode - don't ask me the details - er, Father's Day???? you know with the church & the things attacking said building.

Oh dear lord. I need a lie down & a possibly an expired Bex......