Category Archives: Writing

Vale Peter Ashman

Posted on 24 February 2014 by andyq

This past week, we lost an extraordinary kind, generous and funny man to cancer, who played important behind-the-scenes roles in international LGBT organising and activism, in a quiet, understated life of contributing to human rights. I’d not been so conscious … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Camilla Gibb’s Mouthing the Words

Posted on 18 February 2014 by andyq

Mouthing the Words by Camilla Gibb My rating: 3 of 5 stars Funny. I’ve had a couple of books that are taking me ages to read. But I found a copy of Camilla Gibb’s Mouthing the Words in a crazy … Continue reading →

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2013 in lists (art, books, entertainment, shows)

Posted on 11 January 2014 by andyq

The year in concerts, shows (musicals/theatre/dance) and books! CONCERTS Sing the Truth, State Theatre (January) – Welcome 2013. Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and Lizz Wright. Quite a triple-bill, but the surprise for me was Lizz Wright. I don’t think I’ve … Continue reading →

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A minor operation

Posted on 7 December 2013 by andyq

A recount of last week’s operation and encounter with the Australian healthcare system. Warning: Whinging. Graphic. Oversharing. Have you got someone to take you home? Before the operation, upon arrival and after you wake up, they ask, sometimes repeatedly: ‘Do … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Berndt Sellheim’s Beyond the Frame’s Edge

Posted on 23 November 2013 by andyq

Beyond the Frame’s Edge by Berndt Sellheim My rating: 4 of 5 stars I think what’s interesting about a first novel is how you are introduced to a clear set of the author’s concerns. It is perhaps the book they … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tabish Khair’s The Thing About Thugs

Posted on 10 November 2013 by andyq

The Thing about Thugs by Tabish Khair My rating: 5 of 5 stars First and foremost, Tabish Khair’s novel, The Thing About Thugs, is a great read. Both literary and accessible with beautiful writing and colourful characters, it’s well worth … Continue reading →

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Books I’ve Read: 2010 and before

Posted on 3 February 2013 by andyq

I first kept this list on my webpage, but then figured that it would be easier to edit (and access) on my blog. So, I started this list on 7 July 2008 (my 39th birthday), and try to keep it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Benjamin Law’s Gaysia

Posted on 31 January 2013 by andyq

Gaysia by Benjamin Law My rating: 3 of 5 stars I like to think it’s a compliment to a book if I’m interested enough in it, engaged or enraged, in order to want to write a review. I also think … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jonathan Franzen’s Strong Motion

Posted on 16 January 2013 by andyq

Strong Motion by Jonathan Franzen My rating: 4 of 5 stars In Jonathan Franzen’s 1992 novel, ‘Strong Motion’, we see the prodigious talent that would bring him worldwide fame with ‘The Corrections’ and the more recent ‘Freedom’. I enjoy reading … Continue reading →

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Guest Poet: Josh Stenberg

Posted on 16 December 2012 by andyq

Josh Stenberg is an Asia-based Canadian writer and translator. His writing has been published in the Asia Literary Review, Kartika Review, and Vancouver Review. He has also  translated two volumes of Chinese short fiction. the swan the swan is blackening … Continue reading →

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