What Gives Birth to a Novel?
I didn't grow up yearning to be an author. I tried my hand at a few things; dish pigging, brick cleaning, physiotherapy, commodities...
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Liam Carroll
- Jan 10, 2018
- 14 min
The Bilgola Clown
*An excerpt from Sweet Dreams of Fanta I pull Lizzie in for a cuddle while I sit on the steps of the front verandah and look down at my...
Liam Carroll
- Nov 2, 2016
- 5 min
The Path Finds You But You Can Never Know if it's Leading Anywhere Worthwhile
Around the middle of the third term of year four my mum had had a gutful of Catholic education. Three years earlier she’d had a gutful of...
Liam Carroll
- Aug 20, 2016
- 7 min
Fugitive Diaries, Day 1: Get Me To Malacca!!
*An excerpt from Slippery by Liam Carroll* Joel pops the trunk and waves me up, “Right mate, all clear, out you get.” I push my golf club...
Liam Carroll
- Aug 12, 2016
- 3 min
An Agnostic’s Idea of Heaven and Hell
Did you hear about the dyslexic, insomniac, agnostic? He couldn’t sleep at night, sick with worry, unsure if there was a dog. Poor fella....
Liam Carroll
- Aug 2, 2016
- 5 min
50 Shades of Brown: The Legend of Sir Brian 'Pooh Pooh' Taylor
The humble beginnings of the modern era’s undisputed and unrivalled heavyweight defecator champion of the world, Sir Brian 'Pooh Pooh'...
Liam Carroll
- Jul 27, 2016
- 4 min
Nimble Swedes and Don and Juan
*An excerpt from Slippery by Liam Carroll* Our hotel room has a bare-bones ‘Prison Break’ chique; white tiled floors worn into a mushroom...
Liam Carroll
- May 26, 2016
- 6 min
One Fine Morning in Wave Paradise
The chooks are more dependable than clockwork in this outer realm of Indonesia, up bright and chirpy, cuckooing their way through the dawn.
Liam Carroll
- May 3, 2016
- 5 min
Fugitive Diaries, Day 2: Malacca Straits
*An excerpt from Slippery I’m woken from my tequila-induced slumber by the captain’s rushed Malay gibberish. He stops talking as he pulls...
Liam Carroll
- Apr 17, 2016
- 6 min
So, You Want To Be a Writer? Part Two - How to Fill Empty Pages
You’ve made the conclusive decision that you are 100% determined to lay your soul bare on the page and write from that most vulnerable...
Liam Carroll
- Apr 11, 2016
- 4 min
So, you want to be a writer? Part One - Do you really?
It’s been brought to my attention that I can perhaps offer some insights into the process of being able to take that novel that is merely...
Liam Carroll
- Mar 26, 2016
- 3 min
As Good A Place As Any To Say Goodbye
Peter always treasured the world that was going on around him. You’ll find these people along your way, kind souls who are stoked simply...
Liam Carroll
- Jan 18, 2016
- 3 min
Taking a Stand for Bullies: Their Tireless Work Creates Heroes Every Single Day
Given the powers of time travel there are many people I’d like to thank if I could jump back a few years between now and 1980. There are...
Liam Carroll
- Oct 10, 2015
- 4 min
#MentalAs - Think Clearly, Laugh Loudly. Always
I dedicated Slippery to my dad, the man who taught me to think clearly and laugh loudly, always. And over this past week, being bombarded...
Liam Carroll
- Sep 17, 2015
- 5 min
Arbitrage and Fuel Oil: "High" Finance Explained without the Waffle
*An excerpt from Slippery It’s almost midday. There’s a lack of construction noise in this part of the city, most of the old buildings in...
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