Category Archives: worst book

Rooting on The Wrackline

Posted on February 20, 2022 by AHC McDonald

Tim Winton will deliver The Perth Festival Writers Week closing address Feb 2022. Images from The Sunday Times. Phwoar! He opened the Sunday Times. And Phwoar! Again! The magazine was chockers with quotes! And photos of him walking on the … Continue reading →

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And there it is

Posted on September 27, 2017 by AHC McDonald

To all my street art friends, or as Wattsie would say, “I wrote for Bob Hope”. There it is. Ten years. Thank you one and all. All the friends met and unmet across four thousand posts and a hundred thousand … Continue reading →

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Encouragement Award

Posted on July 31, 2017 by AHC McDonald

Another excerpt from phwoar, where Tom Whitebait judges “young smartarses” for the young writer awards. __________________________ Phwoar. Might as well get the Young Writer crap done as she heats up. “Get the juices flowing. Then get right back into his … Continue reading →

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Phwoar! Jennifer Byrne

Posted on July 17, 2017 by AHC McDonald

In which Tom Whitebait endures the inevitable interview with Jennifer Byrne. It’s supposed to be about the new book, phwoar, but inevitably the talk turns to bloody Cliché Street again. The Interview “Phwoar,” he breathes, sinking back into his chair, feeling … Continue reading →

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Phwoar! Perongerups!

Posted on July 15, 2017 by AHC McDonald

Another excerpt from phwoar, where Tom Whitebait finally gets builders pencil to Moleskin and gets some writing done. Tom’s tips for young writers wanting to use fish in their fiction: Bonito: Hard fighting but very poor tasting fish. I would advise … Continue reading →

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phwoar! Writer’s Block

Posted on July 13, 2017 by AHC McDonald

Another excerpt from phwoar, where Tom Whitebait battles writing block in a fashion that could possibly be described by comparing it to that time he hooked two dolphinfish on the same handline in Boggo’s old stinkboat and then how afterwards … Continue reading →

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Phwoar! Me own lecture theatre

Posted on July 11, 2017 by AHC McDonald

Another excerpt from phwoar, where Tom Whitebait finds himself inside possibly three nested dream dunnies, the burden of his opus, Cliché Street weighing him down… Lecture Circuit “Phwoar. Me own lecture theatre. Bewdy.” He knows there is a Coetzee Centre … Continue reading →

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Phwoar, Margaret River

Posted on July 8, 2017 by AHC McDonald

Another excerpt from phwoar. Tom Whitebait finds himself in Margs for a book signing. He rolls off quickly towards Settlers Tavern, the chalkboard lists of coming attractions drawn in pastel colours of flowers, wreaths even, cast onto these slated waters, … Continue reading →

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Yallingup Phwoar

Posted on July 5, 2017 by AHC McDonald

Couldn’t let TWOP finish without highlighting some more of our wonderful unpublished Phwoar. This section a masterpiece mainly by Alex. Has Tim ever reached these heights of literature?  No. He has not. ” It’s absolutely magnificent “…the understated chandelier that … Continue reading →

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On the Bib’

Posted on June 29, 2017 by AHC McDonald

Since nobody would publish our Booker compliant masterpiece phwoar, I might have to post some excerpts here for some kind of posterity. We find Tom Whitebait finishing the last section of the Bibbulman Track at Albany, dried Chiko Roll skins … Continue reading →

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