Writing
The Coal Face (2015)
(Excerpts from The Coal Face, published by Penguin Books Australia on 25 March, 2015) PROLOGUE In February of 2014, the open-cut coalmine next to Hazelwood Power Station caught fire. it burned out of control for forty-five days – over one...
Moron to Moron: two men, two bikes, one Mongolian misadventure
Here are some excerpts from Moron to Moron - enjoy! More specifically, the following scenes are all examples of 'the lived experience of climate change'—the personal experiences of an Antipodean tourist in Mongolia, not really knowing...
Morwell Is 'Like Mordor'
The coal mine fire at Hazelwood has blanketed the town of Morwell with ash, and locals are strapping on face masks. Tom Doig visited the town this week - and came back coughing up blood.
Appetite for Destruction: four plays about the end of the world
(Originally published in The Lifted Brow, issue 10, May 2011) The small crowd gathered in the dark outside Newcastle's old Police Station is finally ushered in. Aden Rolfe, director of the Critical Animals festival, which is staging the show, is...
Suffering as Scenery: the place of 'authentic travel' in a post-authentic world (conference paper)
(for “Travel Ideals: Engaging with Spaces of Mobility” conference, University of Melbourne, July 2012) This presentation is called “Suffering as Scenery: the place of 'authentic travel' in a post-authentic world”. I will be...