Rebekah West, Digital image ©2010
QUEEN STREET, BRISBANE, Australia – 99/100
Obstacle – Sensing the tide turning
Potent moments unfold in our creative life when we can tell a change is afoot; toes tap a new rhythm, eyes take in fresh colours, old harmonies morph into original melodies.
Complicated speech makes way for simple yes and no.
Emotions run like currents on the ocean floor, felt slightly but not interfering.
Poignant moments when we know that the work we’ve made before constitutes the basis for what is coming next.
Magical moments when time skips a little.
Rain comes down in sheets, umbrella pressed against the body. Waves running up the shore, clawing at the sand, throwing perfect shells through the air. Flashes of light in the nearby bar as the photographer sees something.
A tempest.
Night.
Almost time.
Almost time.
A cry from the throat sounds raw. Human. Like it knows more than mind.
It’s dark. Why are you watching the sea?
Gratitude.
Solution – Feel your heart beat
Next week is a big week for me artistically, for those of you following my work. Thursday, 14 October I’ll be introducing and facilitating the Liz Lerman Critical Response Process through a Queensland Writers Week workshop. I introduced the process to the Carindale Writers’ Group six months ago, and through group yarning and response, have begun adapting its use for Australian sensibilities. If you know me, you know I am passionate about this process!
That same day, we will be launching Allsorts of Allshorts: a collection of short stories, which I co-published and designed. Included in it is one of my short stories called Drawing her in, an excerpt from the screenplay I’m writing. Copies are $15 if you’d like to order one (leave me a comment and we’ll figure it out – PayPal or otherwise).
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