My Wild Star

Where did you sleep last night?
Did you sleep in your car?
Did you shiver,
my wild star?

Hayley's Prayer

Hayley prays for the end of sleepless nights.

She's tired. She's tired of dawns filled with boastful birds.

"We've slept and you haven't!" they exclaim.

Weirdo Blues

I'm in the centre of the room.
I'm on the outside of the world.
I'm upside down.
I'm inside out.
I'm full of dreams.
I'm full of doubts.

My head's full of doubts
about you.

Sway of the Dragon

Bruce Eel swayed, punching the air.

He screamed. So did Chuck Sirron.

Bruce rolled his eyes. He knew that in the future, people would joke about how tough Chuck was.

Melbourne Drift

I drift through life.

Living sideways has its advantages.

The most important one is this: you can't see objects before you hit them.

Melbourne, the City of Ghosts

Vague shadows dance in the night-time laneways. 

Welcome to Melbourne, the City of Ghosts.

The ghosts are your hosts for a walking tour.

Hear whispered stories of heart-break and rage.

Periphery

Michael was on the periphery. Of this group, of this city, of this world.

Michael was on the threshold of stripping naked, running into the forest and becoming a wolf.

Myopia

Michael squinted.

There was a sign in the distance that he couldn't read.

He snapped open his glasses case and put his spectacles on.

The sign read 'Myopia.'

Kings With Rusty Crowns

Crisp bacon and oozy eggs. Hot buttery toast. The breakfast of kings with rusty crowns.

I ate in celebration of the power I used to wield.

The Mirror

Today was Michael's 40th birthday.

He stood naked in front of a full-length mirror and sighed.

The Mirror chuckled nastily in response.

Spooky Playlist

1. Spooky - Lydia Lunch (Queen of Siam)
2. Poptones - Public Image Ltd (Second Edition)
3. Draining Faces - Skinny Puppy (The Blair Witch Project: Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
4. Movement of Fear - Tones on Tail (Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
5. Kingdom's Coming - Bauhaus (Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
6. She's In Parties - Ikon (80s Post Punk)
7. The Passion of Lovers - Shroud (80s Post Punk)
8. Don't Go To Sleep Without Me - The Creatures (Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
9. Christine - Siouxsie and the Banshees (The Best Of...)
10. God Is God - Laibach (Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
11. Beware - The Afghan Whigs (Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
12. Laughing Pain - Front Line Assembly (Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
13. Haunted - Type O Negative (Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
14. She's Unreal - Meat Beat Manifesto (Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
15. The Cellar- Antonio Cora (Josh's Blair Witch Mix)
16. Once In A Lifetime - Talking Heads (Remain In Light)
17. Atrocity Exhibition - Joy Division (Closer)
18. Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order (Substance)
19. Primary - Bell, Book and Candle (80s Post Punk)
20. 10:15 Saturday Night - The Cure (Boys Don't Cry)
21. Lucretia My Reflection - Vampire Lust (80s Post Punk)
22. The Damage Done - Sisters of Mercy (Spurts!: Punk and Post-punk From the 70s and Beyond)
23. Shivers - The Boys Next Door (Spurts!)
24. Nick the Stripper - The Birthday Party (Spurts!)
25. From Her To Eternity - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (From Her To Eternity)
26. The Bus (12" Version) - Executive Slacks (80s Post Punk)
27. Meet You in the Subway - Chrome (80s Post Punk)
28. Sex Beat - Sex Beat (80s Post Punk)
29. Baby Turns Blue - Virgin Prunes (80s Post Punk)
30. Deliverance - The Mission (80s Post Punk)
31. Romeo's Distress - Christian Death (80s Post Punk)
32. Now I'm Feeling Zombified - Alien Sex Fiend (80s Post Punk)
33. Cars (Instrumental) - New Wave Maniacs (80s Post Punk)