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I have decided to post Ode To Emily online under a Creative Commons Licence, inspired by the Masterclass with Cory Doctorow.

I wrote several short poems during 1988 (angsty teenage years) about Emily, in Emily’s style. To this day, I cannot use the em-dash without sparing an affectionate thought for her.

The Ode contains some lines, I think I have not bettered since:

As possible ally
With my borrowed gait
The Fraudian charge
Of Imitate -

Of course, other lines are real shockers.

Enjoy!

One of the fun thing about being part of an anthology is checking out the other writers and artists involved in the project. Today I would like to suggest you check out Bob Eggleton, the artist behind the Ruins Terra coverart, which has a wonderful, atmospheric Constable-feel. He also has an art-a-day blog called bobsartdujour . Highly recommended, particularly if you are into Monsters! He is also a multiple winner of the Hugo Awards, and was a consultant for the 1998 movie Godzilla. I believe his nick is Zillabob…

I was also pleasantly surprised to read about his previous trip to Melbourne.

I have also touched base with some of the other Oz/NZ writers from the anthology: Lyn McConchie, Jenny Blackford, Doug Van Belle… and hope to write a short post introducing the works of each of them in future posts.