Writing

Calling poets, writers and filmmakers.

August 16th, 2010 by Samuel Webster | 1 Comment

Calling poets, writers and filmmakers.

Music criticism is terrible. It has to be said. And yes, I understand the hypocrisy of that statement, knowing that I have often dabbled (and still do) in the genre. The reason why I can make such a statement is that I don’t believe it’s the writers who are making this form so incredibly banal and restrictive.


Video: Methuselah’s Last (read at PPR #16)

May 25th, 2010 by Samuel Webster | No Comments

Video: Methuselah’s Last (read at PPR #16)

My short story, Methuselah’s Last, read at Penguin Plays Rough (Newtown) on the 19th of May, 2010.
Shot on iPhone


Penguin Plays Rough - May 19th

May 10th, 2010 by Samuel Webster | No Comments

Penguin Plays Rough - May 19th

I’ve been asked to speak at what is looking to be a wonderful evening of story-telling.


Experiment: Phase Poetry

February 24th, 2010 by Samuel Webster | No Comments

Experiment: Phase Poetry

An experiment in form.


Brendan Maclean - White Canvas (EP Review)

February 5th, 2010 by Samuel Webster | No Comments

Brendan Maclean - White Canvas (EP Review)

One gets the feeling that this EP is sitting under past lovers doormats, left after nightfall with genuine regret. White Canvas was not designed as a series of tracks, but a small journal of melodic missives.


The Magnificent Dead Letter Chorus (Trespass Interview)

December 20th, 2009 by Samuel Webster | No Comments

The Magnificent Dead Letter Chorus (Trespass Interview)

Interview/Review for Trespass Magazine


Don’t Be Dirty: Why Internet Censorship is About More Than Pornography

December 5th, 2009 by Samuel Webster | 2 Comments

Don’t Be Dirty: Why Internet Censorship is About More Than Pornography

As Kevin Rudd ventures forward with his plan to censor Australia’s Internet access, I feel like this is a perfect example to explain why I think that this kind of blanket censorship is fundamentally flawed.


Rule #57: Writer’s Block Does Not Exist

November 25th, 2009 by Samuel Webster | 3 Comments

Rule #57: Writer’s Block Does Not Exist

There are ways in which technology can be used (against its intentions) to inspire.


The Ideology and Irony of Adolescent Fiction

November 23rd, 2009 by Samuel Webster | 7 Comments

The Ideology and Irony of Adolescent Fiction

Young Adult Fiction is one of the few genres with a psychologically pervasive and accepted sociological function. Authors attempt to show the change which can occur at the adolescent stages, through a tightly bound dialogue between conflict and resolution, and inevitably must deal both with things which impede or those which empower the individuals in their pursuits.


Review: we unfold (Rafael Bonachela - Sydney Dance Company)

April 30th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Review: we unfold (Rafael Bonachela - Sydney Dance Company)

Review for Trespass Magazine