iAN Derrick
Profile
Socialistic humanist, designated friend of Fishes of Sahul, survivor of numerous occupations including commercial referee, motel management, professional aquaria and wildlife collector, book & record shoppe proprietor, Asian food business. Personal cancer creator, wheatgrass and sprout producer, brewer of green tea with fresh ginger, and sometimes as she is writ sorta bloke. My favourite food is yumcha.
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Groups
iAN Derrick is a member of A Novel Idea, Art and Stories Made For Children, Blood Red - All things vampiric, Come Fly With Me!!, Crime Time, Humour Captured, Outback Australia, Pulp Noir, Queensland, RedBubble The City, Short stories - Spherical Scriptings, The Gold Coast and WMG.
Journal Entries
The Gold Coast Bubble-meet 20/6/09
Posted 15 days ago, 10 comments so far.
AN OBSERVATION.
Posted 9 months ago, 20 comments so far.
New novel
Posted 10 months ago, 6 comments so far.
Writing
UNDERSTANDING & COMPROMISE
“You can have that in three words, son,” said Reggie. “Understanding and compromise.”
THE NAMINGS
Discussing social affairs with Willie was like trying to hold an intelligent conversation with a deranged metronome.
THE TURF ACCOUNTANT
However, Briac Gawain Caratacus, known to his friends and associates as the Beloved One, was far from normal and most definitely not the personification of mediocrity.
THE LITTLE STORYTELLER.
‘Pray tell me kind sir,’ asked the little storyteller, ‘what must I do when I enter inside the bubble?’
FAIR SUCK OF THE SAUSAGE.
I reckon the kids’ schooling, under a highly-educated university-trained dole bludger, shows much foresight and excellent employment of available human resources.
FIRST AID
‘Come quickly, Clappers, Matthieu is in terrible pain. He was rolling around like a cut snake until I asked Ida Downs to sit on him while I fetched help.’
