1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which is published in Stoned Crows & other Australian icons? An idea to write a trilogy of 3 very short stories, each with a character called Michael in it. Could be the same Michael, or could be three different Michaels . This is the first story … Read More
Stoned Crows interviews
Stoned Crow: Barrie Walsh
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which is published in Stoned Crows & other Australian icons? Inspiration for Howbeit I Howszat came from Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival 2013 at the time of writing to Stoned Crows. 2.Tell us about your process. Take us through an example if you want. My thought process … Read More
Stoned Crow: Paul Mitchell
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which is published in Stoned Crows & other Australian icons? ‘The Veteran’ came out of a number of dream sequences I’d written that formed part of a novel. Now in about its sixth draft. I no longer needed them in the novel, but I always liked … Read More
Stoned Crow: Anna Kerdijk Nicholson
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which is published in Stoned Crows & other Australian icons?There were a number of inspirations for these prose poems. ‘At Sculpture by the Sea’ is probably self-explanatory. It was a damaging experience in many ways. ‘The Mind Travels’ was my awareness that the mind goes as … Read More
Stoned Crow: Mark O’Flynn
1. What inspired you to write the prose poem/microfiction which is published in Stoned Crows & other Australian icons? I had collected a bunch of short aphorisms over several years that appealed to me. These took the form of pearls of wisdom from a range of different sources, including philosophy, haiku, other poets and many … Read More
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