I went to National Young Writers Festival last year and, in many ways, it was my first real festival. I travelled for it, got very drunk at it, learnt a few things about writing but a lot about myself and, well, basked in that sort of seedy, intoxicating glory that is young writers hanging out… Continue reading Your Guide to National Young Writers Festival 2013
Month: September 2013
Sunday Short: Blood, Blood by Abby Mei Otis
His lips are dry and his hands move across my shoulders, down my back, over all the places where he has opened cuts on me and seen them heal and opened them again. All the places I wish different, that I do not like, gouged or no. His hands don't shy away. He never breaks… Continue reading Sunday Short: Blood, Blood by Abby Mei Otis
Friday Finds
http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/8FCAzeMXln0&source=uds HAIM's basically everywhere at the moment, and I'm fast becoming a big fan (fingers crossed I'll see them at Laneway in January!) and their cover of Miley Cyrus' new single, Wrecking Ball, is pretty great. - Breaking Bad finishes up next week which is DEVASTATING and something that's kept me on the edge of… Continue reading Friday Finds
Your Mid-Week Art Break: Koren Shadmi
Koren Shadmi's illustrations are beautifully detailed, delicate and evocative, with lovely twists on old myths and concepts that take it out of the norm and build something completely original. The picture above is one of my favourites. It just does things to me. Check out more of Koren's work here.
Confezioni Crosby SS 13
Fashionwise, everything's fall at the moment. All those autumnal browns and oranges and sweet, honey golds. Which is nice! And totally a colour palette I love, but it doesn't help me much as Brisbane rolls into Spring. Confezioni Crosby's Spring/Summer collection has proved a welcome antidote for that though, with it's cooler colours and nice,… Continue reading Confezioni Crosby SS 13
Sunday Short: Toormina Video
Pat Grant is a pretty brilliant local comic book artist, and his recent comic published over on his website is just doing things to me emotionally. His style is so easily identifiable, and his subject matter swings in its weight beautifully. He's a pretty special writer and this is a pretty special comic.Read Toormina Video… Continue reading Sunday Short: Toormina Video
Friday Finds
http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/GquroFVb_48&source=uds After seeing him live for the third time a few weeks back, I've been into Josh Pyke again in a big way. The Lighthouse Song off his second album is a particular favourite. - Portable TV has a list of 100 Essential Science Fiction Movies! I sense some marathons in my future. - Why… Continue reading Friday Finds
Nadinoo Play by Numbers
I'm really loving the autumnal feel of Nadinoo's Play by Number lookbook. We're ducking into spring in Brisbane, so the colour pallette feels something foreign and reminds me more of dusky evenings and chills that nip at your heels. It helps that the dresses are totally beautiful, both in colour and silhouette. You can check out… Continue reading Nadinoo Play by Numbers
Your Mid-Week Art Break: Sam Bosma
Oh man, Sam Bosma's illustrations are doing things to me. Worldly and intricate, his illustrations encompass so much reality and explores the fantastical. I'm just sighing and chin-handsing all over the place. The pic above was done in collaboration with last week's Mid-Week Art Break artist, Dilraj Mann. You can check out more of Sam… Continue reading Your Mid-Week Art Break: Sam Bosma
Sunday Short: We Will Speak About Brain Aneurysms by Kuzhali Manickavel
My uncle will have his brain aneurysm right in the middle of his lecture. Sometimes I will tell people that he started repeating the word ‘hentai’ while talking about the effects of pesticide use on hybrid strains of rice. Sometimes I will say that he started wandering around the stage, asking if the Chozhan Express… Continue reading Sunday Short: We Will Speak About Brain Aneurysms by Kuzhali Manickavel
Sophie Overett 