Passages from The Night Fisher Elegies.

My new collection "The Night Fisher Elegies: Stories, Verse & Reflection is available worldwide from September 1st 2022. It has been a passion project of mine for a while and I'm pleased it is now out there in the world. I have described it as a journey through love, faith, death, grief, family and dreams.

The Night Fisher Elegies Available Now.

I am pleased to announce that my brand new book "The Night Fisher Elegies" is now available across the world and direct from the author. The Night Fisher Elegies by Dean Mayes. Taking the reader on a journey through love, faith, death, grief, family and dreams, “The Night Fisher Elegies” weaves together powerful explorations of

A Renewed Crisis Of Man?

I am consistently in awe of the writings of French-Algerian writer and philosopher Albert Camus & how relevant they remain in our time. In 1945, Camus was invited to give a series of lectures in the United States and he spent much of his sea voyage preparing and writing material. In an essay titled "The

Coming Soon: The Night Fisher Elegies by Dean Mayes.

Adelaide, July 5, 2022. Hambledown Road Imprints is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of "The Night Fisher Elegies - Stories, Verse & Reflections" by Australian author & Intensive Care Nurse, Dean Mayes (The Hambledown Dream, Gifts of the Peramangk, The Recipient, The Artisan Heart). This exciting new publication will be available in print and

Towards Hell – Popular Culture On The Precipice.

A conversation on a recent episode of the popular entertainment podcast, 'The World Class Bullshitters' around evil archetypes & their dilution in modern storytelling really struck a cord with me. All hail WCBS! I'm presently reading Albert Camus' 1951 "The Rebel". Published in the aftermath of World War 2 and in the germinating Cold War

The Mess Of Boba Fett.

I've just finished watching the Disney+ series "The Book Of Boba Fett" and I have a few thoughts about this most recent offering from Disney/Lucasfilm. The character of Boba Fett - a lone wolf bounty hunter in George Lucas' galaxy far, far away - has been one of the most popular antagonists in the Star

The Fitzpatrick Petition – More Questions than Answers.

I sit down today, to pen an addendum to my previous article "Defending History: Sergeant Joseph Ladd Mayes verses Constable Alexander Fitzpatrick" in which I addressed the assessment by obstetrician David MacFarlane of my great great grandfather's conduct during the Kelly Affair and his later sacking of Constable Alexander Fitzpatrick. Sergeant 1st Class Joseph Ladd

Defending History: Sergeant Joseph Ladd Mayes verses Constable Alexander Fitzpatrick.

The history of bushranging in Australia and specifically the state of Victoria is a colourful, compelling and controversial cornucopia of established facts, counter narratives and competing perspectives. This is no better illustrated than in the history surrounding the events of the so-called "Kelly Affair" - the chronicle of, arguably, Australia's most notorious bushranger Edward "Ned"

Fly Fishing With Harrison Ford.

I once had a dream in which I was standing on the shore of the Snake River, struggling with a fishing pole. I was cold from a breeze coming off distant, snow-capped mountains but I was oblivious to the pin pricks on my neck as I wrestled with line, pole and reel. The line had

Arnold Webb.

This is what I know about Arnold Webb... He was a bushman first. Sweat on his brow. His hands calloused and soiled. But you would never see him without a tie or his moth eaten Harris tweed - even if he was chopping wood or digging a trench or milking a cow. Sometimes Arnold wore