PinnedJay the authorLet’s Make Writing Cool Again. New Literary Movement.I’ve read a lot more dead writers than alive ones. It’s not because I’m a necrophiliac or think all modern writers are shit, hell, I’m a…Nov 9, 202246Nov 9, 202246
PinnedJay the authorThe reality of quitting your job to become a Writer.One year ago. I was one of them. A hopeless dreamer in Melbourne who believed he could be a star. I quit everything and focused every hour…Sep 25, 202287Sep 25, 202287
Jay the authorBRUSSELS. A City of Strangers.Time passes. Feelings float and sink. I arrived in Brussels two years ago because my girlfriend moved here to pursue a masters degree after…Jul 10Jul 10
Jay the authorWriter in Hamburg. Posting Dear Stranger letters in the neon night.Somebody said I brought the sun to Hamburg. “The city is like a cat.” They told me, “Unaffectionate most of the time. Rain. Rain. Rain. And…Jul 7Jul 7
Jay the authorWriting doesn’t have to be stale. Why do you write?I met a young man in a park. He was too fresh in this world, unbeaten by life’s cruel-cruel-fists, attending a prestigious university. We…Jul 72Jul 72
Jay the authorWriter in Berlin. City of Angels and Monsters.A city of monsters, stranger-than-fiction-stories, and artists.Jul 61Jul 61
Jay the authorMEETING TRADITIONAL PUBLISHERSI came to London to give my manuscript to the biggest publisher around. I didn’t have an appointment. Nor any idea of how the publishing…Jul 31Jul 31
Jay the authorJourney of a writer in LondonI remember the first time I came to London to post my letters. The panic attack in the underground. The thousand cameras watching my every…Jun 177Jun 177
Jay the authorWRITING A PORTRAIT OF A CITYHi there, my name’s Jay. I’m a wanderer who travels through cities, hoping to translate its soul into ink. I hope these portraits can set…Jan 252Jan 252