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A quiet drink with Mr Jones… | ChrisRhyss.com.au
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Our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. A quiet drink with Mr Jones…. Posted by Chris Rhyss. October 13, 2013. The sounds of the bar invade our conversation, and by the time I’m aware that I’m no longer listening the narrative has taken an unfamiliar turn. And then she flat out calls me a liar, can you believe it? He ask, his eyes search mine. I shake my head and exhale audibly, caught out, yet hoping my silence speaks for me. Mike smiles, and nods. I know, right? Everyday con...
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There’s a reason we say the dumb things we do… | ChrisRhyss.com.au
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Our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. There’s a reason we say the dumb things we do…. Posted by Chris Rhyss. July 12, 2014. We haven’t met, I’m Anna, she says in a subtly intoxicating accent, extending her hand. I smile. I’m Chris, you’re future husband. She looks at me in an odd way, then (thankfully) returns the smile. That’s why we need to speak up. I’m speaking now somewhat clumsily – this poorly penned prose being my particular weapon of choice. I speak trivially far to...
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Our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. Good Reasons to Kill: An Anthology of Morality, Murder and Madness…. Foreword by Julian Burnside QC OA. 500,000 people die on this planet. Every year as a result of intentional violence and homicide such as war, terrorism, domestic violence, infanticide, gang violence, honour killings and state executions. But is killing ever justified? Should you kill to protect someone you love? Is killing for your country patriotism or murder? Unlike ...
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Our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. Why Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran ‘need’ to die. Posted by Chris Rhyss. February 11, 2015. Now that Indonesia’s ambassador has finally informed the media that there’ll be no more appeals for death row Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran I think it’s time we accepted that, as much as we hate to admit it, they need to die. Chan and Sukumaran face the firing squad for their roles in the … Continue reading →.
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The Second Date: This Time It’s Personal… | ChrisRhyss.com.au
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Our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. The Second Date: This Time It’s Personal…. Posted by Chris Rhyss. June 18, 2013. CHRIS AND RICHARD ARE TALKING AT A CAFÉ WHEN A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WALKS IN. Chris: Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. Richard: Dude, this is my place and we only serve coffee. Chris: It’s just an expression you fool. THE GIRLS WALKS UP TO THE COUNTER AND ORDERS A COFFEE. Girl: You talkin’ to me? Molly: You know what?
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Where are the Gods at moments like these? | ChrisRhyss.com.au
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Our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. Where are the Gods at moments like these? Posted by Chris Rhyss. April 11, 2014. James stands guard by the window, as he has since the day started, waiting for an impossible outcome. He rarely moves, leaning seemingly languidly against the bay windows, his eyes taking in a world mere inches away that he no longer understands. He doesn’t weep, for that is not his way. View all posts by Chris Rhyss ». Now Available on Amazon. Narrative the...
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An introduction to ‘Good Reasons to Kill’ | ChrisRhyss.com.au
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Our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. An introduction to ‘Good Reasons to Kill’. Posted by Chris Rhyss. April 2, 2014. It was a slow trip up the mountain, made so by the never-ending rains in the region that turned whatever it was the locals had once termed a ‘road’ into a ten mile long quagmire that had our convoy slipping and sliding and flicking mud into the dense forest surrounding us. The bad guys, the Bougainville Republican Army, had recently massacred a group of the ...
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Ladies be warned: I’m not (just) a piece of man meat! | ChrisRhyss.com.au
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Our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. Ladies be warned: I’m not (just) a piece of man meat! Posted by Chris Rhyss. January 31, 2014. Many won’t believe me at first, but being a man isn’t as easy as most women think. We are constantly limited, judged and even publicly shamed on a daily basis because of some seriously outdated sexual stereotypes that continue to prevail. Don’t believe me? Consider the following…. Insert girl storming off NOT to get me a pie! And then there’s t...
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Something is lost | ChrisRhyss.com.au
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Our reading life is too short for a writer to be in any way polite. Posted by Chris Rhyss. March 16, 2014. The phone beeps and I’m reaching for it before I even realise . I’m not lonely. There have been a few pieces I’ve written over the years that I’m truly proud of, but they are few and far between. The stillborn stories outnumber the successful births 20 to 1. But you have to start somewhere, right? I know I have to write something, I must. I need to attach my name to a finished work at some point...
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