Chapter 6: In conversation with Claire G. Coleman

In the final episode of Unfolded for this season, Claire G. Coleman takes us into the workings of her story, Ancestral Memory / As Slippery as an Eel. We talk about how she finds inspiration in all kinds of mediums (especially music), how writing speculative fiction allows her to speak about the r…

Chapter 6: Ancestral Memory / As Slippery as an Eel, by Claire G. Coleman

A navigator reckons with the gift, and burden, of ancient knowledge.     Ancestral Memory / As Slippery as an Eel by Claire G. Coleman Read by Chelsea Hawke.   Down in the belly of the ship, a crewmate waits for the test that will determine her role, and how she will pay her way on this ride a…

Chapter 5: In conversation with Miriam Webster

We get the dirt on how 'Farrow' came to be with Miriam Webster, and talk about our love of 'sparkly' language despite (or perhaps because of) it's limitations, writing for all the senses, and how Miriam was always going to be a writer, despite her best efforts.    Listeners are advised that this …

Chapter 5: Farrow, by Miriam Webster

A gardener seeks solace in the earth.   Farrow by Miriam Webster Read by Molly Holohan   Synopsis On the day of his Grandmother's death, a gardener digs back through the fertile ground of his memory, seeking something down in the roots of his family tree. He finds comfort amongst fecund, an…

Chapter 4: In conversation with Paige Clark

Join us as we speak with Paige Clark about what made her story possible. From inspirations and influences, to writing the specific and the hyperlocal. 'It's Possible' is a story about the big issues, and menace playing out in the minor moments.    About Paige Clark Paige Clark is a Chinese/Ame…

Chapter 4: It's Possible, by Paige Clark

A young mother wrestles with the unknown.   It's Possible by Paige Clark read by Gabrielle Ng   Synopsis On an unseasonably beautiful day, a trip to the park paints a picture of potential. From a moment on the monkey bars, to a dog without a lead, there is what is, and what could be. There i…

Chapter 3: In conversation with Frankey Chung-Kok-Lun

Hear from Frankey Chung-Kok-Lun how to make a story about a table, and so much more. Frankey takes inside his practice of writing non-human voices, the relationship between the objects in our lives and how we understand climate change, and why writing, or simply existing, might be an act of resist…

Chapter 3: How to Make a Table from Memory, by Frankey Chung-Kok-Lun

A table speaks.   How to make a table a table from memory by Frankey Chung-Kok-Lun read by Alfie Baker   Synopsis What might your kitchen table say to you? What about the phone in your hand? Or the shoes on your feet?  How might the things in our lives look back on where they came from, or w…

Chapter 2: In conversation with Laura Jean McKay

Come visit the Territory with Laura Jean McKay. Hear how a visit to community on Australia's fringes and a real – stranger than fiction – experience inspired this story, how giving voice to the voiceless has become part of Laura's practice, and why the voice we gave her story caught her off guard.…

Chapter 2: Territory, by Laura Jean McKay

A pig hunt doubles as a first date.    Territory by Laura Jean McKay read by Ben de Pagter   Synopsis Territory takes listeners inside an Australia that few of us ever get to see: from the dried creek beds of the Northern Territory, to a Sunday afternoon at the pub unlike any other. It's a vi…