Category Archives: Writing

Bowling Pin Fire – More Progress…

Posted on 27 January 2008 by andyq

It’s late January, Sydney summer, what a hot day. Tomorrow, Monday, is a holiday, since Australia Day was yesterday, and I’m winding down with a beautiful glass of white wine, Georgiana 2007, and am at my mac in front of … Continue reading →

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Bowling Pin Fire and other progress

Posted on 16 November 2007 by andyq

So, Bowling Pin Fire is out in Canada. I can’t wait to see it. I’m hoping it’s winging its way through the air to me now. http://www.signature-editions.com/xdbpf.htm http://www.andyquan.com/books.htm Trying to get moving on plans to help promote the book from … Continue reading →

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Eternal Flame

Posted on 30 October 2007 by andyq

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darlingDo you feel my heart beating, do you understand?Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming?Is this burning an eternal flame? Rumi is a short man, with a bit of a stomach … Continue reading →

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Blood Red Eclipse?

Posted on 7 September 2007 by andyq

So, the blood red eclipse was on the front page of all the papers here… It was visible from early in the evening for a few hours, and it was apparently spectacular.It was a great view of it with clear … Continue reading →

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It’s coming, it’s coming.

Posted on 4 August 2007 by andyq

I’m back in my neighbourhood after nearly two months of travelling – at least that’s what it feels like. The preparation for a long voyage consumes the days before, the week after my 5 week trip to Canada, Hawaii and … Continue reading →

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Dreams that are out of date

Posted on 28 July 2007 by andyq

I wake. The sheets are perfectly white. The mattress is hard. The air conditioning is on and noisy – but the room is a comfortable temperature. Hot sunlight creeps through the closed blinds, as does sounds of construction. I’m in … Continue reading →

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A snapshot

Posted on 19 April 2007 by andyq

Here is a snapshot of my life: It’s 7:20am. I have a teleconference for work with my manager in New York at 8am. I can’t seem to shake the remnants of the cold from weeks ago and I feel like … Continue reading →

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Reading Advice on How to Write

Posted on 9 April 2007 by andyq

When I told my boyfriend’s wonderfully creative and interesting best friend and flatmate, G., that I was trying to do more writing, produce something bigger this year, she told me, “there’s this book you must read.” I figured it was … Continue reading →

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Intensive Editing

Posted on 30 March 2007 by andyq

Winter has finally come to Sydney. It’s bright outside, from the quality of air has changed. Basically, it’s colder! I’ve started editing the poetry manuscript with my editor. He’s suggested the method of doing two poems at a time, and … Continue reading →

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A new idea

Posted on 6 March 2007 by andyq

Coming out of the Mardi Gras weekend, I had the idea to write about seven years of partying in Sydney. The pros are that I’m not sure whether anyone has combined a narrative with an analysis of recreational drug use, … Continue reading →

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