Long car trips along great stretches of highway…tree after tree flashing past…blue skies turning orange as the day ends…whispery white streaks of cloud…bugs on the windscreen, wipers flicking them off again…the first glimpse of ocean as you come around the headland…the purple and green of the mountain ranges…damp old rain-forests…burnt out landscapes where bush-fires have torn through…steam rising off the bitumen…dozing in the passenger seat, fresh air from an open window to keep you awake in the drivers seat… The romanticism attached to road trips has never really fallen away, even now those things so particular to road trips – … Continue reading Amanda van Gils: E-Motions

A while back I read Roman Payne’s novel Rooftop Soliloquy, a story that was a bit too florid and verbose for me to enjoy, but one that contained a quote I quite liked: “All forms of madness, bizarre habits, awkwardness in society, general clumsiness, are justified in the person who creates good art.” It’s a line that holds true for all creative types. It doesn’t matter how eccentric, loopy, slightly odd or downright insane you are, if you can parlay those quirks into something beautiful you can get away with anything. Now I’m in no position to judge anyone on … Continue reading McLean Edwards’ Local Heroes