Writings

  • FALLS FESTIVAL 2015 | FALL ON YOUR FEET

    You know what it’s like; you’ve been there, admit it: The claps and cheers are still rattling your brain after a face-melting set by Art Vs. Science. Your mates are craving some downtime with Alpine but you want to keep…

  • A DROP IN THE OCEAN | MARK ‘MONO’ STEWART

    Adversity is relative. When we are toddlers a soggy nappy is Armageddon, in high school double-homework on the Friday afternoon is a catastrophe. In adult life, hardship mans up, expands exponentially and kicks into fifth gear, but still, when compared…

  • UP A CREEK | GO SEA KAYAKS’ NEW TOUR

    When you think of kayaking in Byron Bay, two things spring to mind: backpackers and the ocean. True, this is an enjoyable and quintessentially Byronian experience, bragging the money-back guarantee of spotting whales, dolphins or turtles, but it’s not really…

  • A VEGAN WALKS INTO A SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

    You can’t always get what you want. So said a bunch of London larrikins back in late 1968, but, their lavish-lipped frontman crooned, if you try sometimes, you get what you need. This isn’t some lame anecdote or animal rights…

  • WHAT MUD | THERE’S NO STOPPING SPLENDOUR

    It could be said that, for the greater part, this year’s Splendour in the Grass was blessed with fine weather and the best a Byron winter can offer – clear, blue skies, warm days and mostly dry nights. But a…

  • THE CHANGING TIDE | REFLECTING SURF CULTURE

    Since it first fell into Western hands, surfing has existed in a state of flux. It is in our nature to want newer, better, faster of our frivolous possessions. We upgrade our technology, succumb to the whim of fashion and…

  • SOULCAGES

    Let’s be the onesLooking the other way,Laughing in gridlock,Racing up the down escalator To break the mundane commute.Let’s be the onesPlaying in the rain,Slow-dancing to silence,Finding joy in those momentsWhen others wear a frown.Let’s be the onesRunning in the hallways,Walking barefoot…

  • EROSION

    You have broken my world,Razed my walls, fractured the illusionsSo carefully crafted for just such moments.Disarmed and naked, you have stolen My sanctuary in solitude.For so long, I have run away,Run inside, run deep into the shadowsThat no light could penetrate,Into…

  • 13,000 DAYS

    Hidden beneath the masquerade Of 13,000 days,I threw endless fractured heartbeats Into the abyss of time. Forgotten and neglected,Rusted and unused,My soul dripped thirsty petalsInto every hollow footprint. Every breath a final death rattle repeated,Lost and empty, purposeless in its futility.And then…

  • A MILLION IRIDESCENT MOMENTS

    Take her hand,Trust.Promise her your faith,For she will be your guideIn distant lands,You lighthouseThrough the storms,She holds the keyTo a thousand doors,The answerTo a thousand secrets.She will give youEndless gifts,The sweetest fruitYour tongue may ever touch,The purest waterTo grace your…