Origin Story In which reality is blurred, we go back to the beginning to discover how it all began, sleep the sleep of the dead and get awkwardly personal. There is a momenta singular occasionone infinitesimal point in timejust before my eyelids closejust before sleep takes mebetween my conscious thoughtsand nightly dreamsof youwhen you become… Continue reading Unmasked- Part V
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Unmasked- Part IV
Graphic In which our hero does a lot of things and nothing much at all, a blank page is filled, we learn a thing or two about the process and realise that Dream Girl doesn't screen her calls. "Dream Girl sighs, alone in the tunnel.She's wasting all her energy holding back the blood, stopping it… Continue reading Unmasked- Part IV
Unmasked- Part III
After The Golden Age In which we skip straight to the comics anyway, discover a new level of disdain for the tabloids, encounter a threat, and realise that it's not every dream in which we can fly. On Monday, all hell breaks loose. The Morning Herald runs with 'Dream Girl Sleeps With the Enemy' The… Continue reading Unmasked- Part III
Unmasked- Part II
Eternal Dream In which the obituaries page loses a member, we learn some comic comic book life lessons, can't help but stare at her legs, and realise there's a fundamental flaw in our hero's superpowers. Mild-mannered Matthewrough round the edgessits atop a skyscraperlegs over ledges.Sitting there staringdown on the heads andthe matchbox sized taxis andthe… Continue reading Unmasked- Part II
Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist
I woke up early one morning near the end of April to an email from my publishers asking me to give them a call as soon as I was able, as they had recieved some good news involving me and my book. I made my way to the Old Vic Theatre as normal, and was… Continue reading Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelist
Where the Line Breaks Radio Interview – RTRFM
Back in April last year (2021) I was lucky enough to chat to Danae Gibson on RTRFM all about my book Where the Line Breaks. We had a wonderful chat all about the initial ideas for the novel, how the writing process took shape, and what it is like being stuck in London when you're… Continue reading Where the Line Breaks Radio Interview – RTRFM
Where the Line Breaks Radio Interview – ABC Radio
Back in April 2021 I was lucky enough to chat to Roanna Edwards on the Saturday Breakfast Radio Show at ABC Radio in Perth all about my novel Where the Line Breaks. For some reason I never wrote about it or shared the link to listen, although my family insists I sounded alright despite the… Continue reading Where the Line Breaks Radio Interview – ABC Radio
Where the Line Breaks Trailer
Check out this classic, propaganda-film style trailer I made for Where the Line Breaks, pieced together using snippets of actual footage of the Australian army in the Middle East during the Great War. Inspired by newsreel footage and recruitment adverts from the period, with voiceover work by the author himself, the trailer brings together two… Continue reading Where the Line Breaks Trailer
Unmasked
A superhero poem in 5 parts. Part I: The Dark Night Falls Part II: Eternal Dream Part III: After the Golden Age Part IV: Graphic Part V: Origin Story Part I: The Dark Night FallsPart II: Eternal DreamPart III: After the Golden AgePart IV: GraphicPart V: Origin Story In 2011 I gathered a group of… Continue reading Unmasked
US & Canada
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UK & Europe
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Australia & New Zealand
Looking to order Where the Line Breaks in Australia or New Zealand? Try the following links, or head to your nearest independent bookstore and ask them to order it in for you. It's also available from all the usual big online retailers. Fremantle PressCollins BooksellersDymocksBooktopiaAngus & RobertsonReadingsAvid Reader
Aussie Reviews Guest Blog
I recently had the pleasure of writing a guest blog for the fine folks at Aussie Reviews. I chose to write about the real life poets who inspired the creation of the Unknown Digger in my novel Where the Line Breaks. When I started researching Australian war poets for my book, I quickly realised I… Continue reading Aussie Reviews Guest Blog
Q&A with goodReading Magazine
I recently had the pleasure of answering some questions all about my novel Where the Line Breaks for Good Reading Magazine, the magazine for book lovers. We spoke about writing the novel in London, who or what the Unknown Digger is, the similarities and differences between my life and the life of Matt Denton (one… Continue reading Q&A with goodReading Magazine
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