I love writing, and write about all sorts of stuff and many styles: poetry - BUSH poetry, lyrics, short stories, thoughts, weird thoughts - really weird stuff, often given me by Aliens from the outer reaches of the far-flung Galaxies.
Here's my dilemma - What to write about??
The "Bush"?
As a Bush Poet and lyricist I've done the Drovers and Campfire thingie. Sadly the reality is that cattle (for most of MY life) are shipped in trucks and mustered by helicopter and motorbike (not as romantic as by horse and drovers). But from what I understand, pack-horse droving was nowhere near 'romantic' and could get you killed. Sadly there's not many packhorse drovers left, so who would relate? Definitely not the wider (contemporary public). (with respect to Bruce Simpson and Kelly Dixon who are still with us)
Write about Australia?
Australia! Ahhh, so wide and grand. But very few truly experience the vastness, distances and heat. Many travelers on the roads (aside from foreign back-packers) are dragging "mobile castles", at least four star, and sleeping in airconditioned comfort - nightly, shutting Australia out. While locked in their carapaces opting to sleep under only FOUR stars - INSTEAD OF BILLIONS. Ironically connecting with the artificial 'stars' encircling our globe, to engage in 'contrived' reality like "My Kitchen Ruler" or other such debilitating addictions. As for an understanding of the "Land Traversed"? Photos of the occasional monuments along the road-side will suffice. Sadly, soon forgotten by the plethora of sunrise and sunset piccies, from forgotten locations. All this to wow your friends on social media. At least it can be said you DID, "The Great Circle Trip"!
Any interest yet in our, "Wide Brown Land?"
Our Diggers.
This Gallipoli Centenary year we, as writers, could be in danger of milking blood from the many stone monuments of sacrifice in a quest to extract a glory which former (involved) diggers eschewed. In our effort to remember and solemnize their sacrifice, are we (writers) in danger of trivializing that which is solemn and noble? Can this "noblesse oblige", by our common Aussies a century ago, in a grandeur of effort and will, defined by muscle, sweat, sacrifice and blood, be used as a template for our current digital age? Can we, as a Nation, really rise to such nobility?
Love????
See, "The Early Works of Taylor Swift!"
Write About Now??
Is anyone interested in our collective present?
What to write about ????????
(My dilemma)
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