Author Archives: ashleighlou

I just came across this terrible artwork of Thom Yorke that I did when I was 16 and it cheered me up no end.  

tūī vaunting themselves through the tree their song drawing fear off me like steam making my heart dazzle like a windscreen being spattered with bugs * a memory of riding fast down the hill with purple light streaming into my … Continue reading →

Would I have to carry the inflatable Spider-Man around with me at home, or only when in public? Both. You must carry it around at all times. —‘FAQ for Entering an Agreement to be Paid $5000 Per Month for Life … Continue reading →

I can talk for a long time only when it’s about something boring.—Lydia Davis.   Years ago I was rushing to work on a rainy day. I was in the first few weeks of a new job. I wasn’t used … Continue reading →

It’s been the longest time since I’ve posted anything on my blog, and I’m feeling guilty about it, but I guess not guilty enough to do anything properly about it. I now think about this blog in the same way … Continue reading →

They tell me any idiot can do it and I tell them I’m not just any idiot, I am specific. Even when my lungs are bursting – properly bursting like things dragged up by that Russian deep-sea fisherman I keep … Continue reading →

I wrote this speech for an event at the Michael King Writers Centre in November. The event was called ‘The Business of Writing: Making a Living Through Words’. I was super scared to say my speech, partly because it was … Continue reading →