After 2 years of part time study there are just over 2 weeks to go until T Day: Thesis Day.

It does not seem that long ago that I decided to drag myself back on campus to get excited by writing again, and now 2 years on, and with the end so close, I feel both joy and sadness that it will soon all be over again.

By October 30th I will expunged responsibility for a 4,500 word exegesis and a 11,000 word creative piece, answering the question on every digital marketer’s lips:

How do naturalist narrative strategies facilitate the representation of trauma in post apocalyptic texts?

Doing a thesis on a subject so ridiculously unrelated to my full time work has been an interesting experience. I come home each night from icons and HTML and welcome the end of the world. As much as I have tried to justifiably link the two, tourism and the end of the world don’t mix, and it has often been a challenge balancing the simultaneous demands of the two.

I have re-discovered the yearn to push my writing forward once again and challenge my existing perceptions of what kind of writer I am,… Read more

Got a nice surprise this week with a mention of Greyfields in this month’s Australian Book Review piece on the Griffith Review: After the Crisis. The highlights, according to reviewer Jay Thompson, included Geoffrey Barker’s essay on the “parlous state of Australian journalism” and Greyfields.  Thompson commented:

“Welker describes how once thriving shopping centres can become unpopular, ‘dilapidated’ wastelands. His prose is evocative and his observational skills are sharp.”

Not exactly a Booker nomination, but it was great to get highlighted as one of the standouts in an impressive lineup of seasoned writers and journalists that contributed to Ed. 25.

If you’re interested in picking up a copy of the latest Griffith Review (with Greyfields in it) head to your local book store or subscribe online at www.griffithreview.com.au