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Liam Carroll
Jan 24, 20183 min read
January 26: National Forgiveness Day?
History is not up for debate. There are historical facts that we can't run from, can't hide from, can't simply change because horrific...
Liam Carroll
Jan 10, 201814 min read
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
Jun 24, 20178 min read
Like a Tiger!
*An excerpt from Sweet Dreams of Fanta The sky starts to turn light pink as we run onto the main oval at Easton Park and Sam does the...
Liam Carroll
Feb 26, 20174 min read
One February Morning with Rufty and the Florist
*This is the first piece of writing, the first story, I ever wrote - a February surf with dear buds Rufty and the Florist at our...
Liam Carroll
Nov 2, 20165 min read
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, 20167 min read
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, 20163 min read
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, 20165 min read
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, 20164 min read
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, 20166 min read
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, 20165 min read
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, 20166 min read
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, 20164 min read
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, 20163 min read
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, 20163 min read
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...
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