Published in Overland Issue 201 Summer 2010 · Writing / Main Posts dinner with aspro Michael Farrell when straight friends change teams / when something that appears to be a nest isnt. because the drive, because the expansion. over & over, jelly like a pistol , random tensions between the poles (a verb there). the interruption shined like the expression holy mackerel distracted. see a spot on the dancefloor? dinosaurs once tromped here, their vicious beaks in the air , making a place for you in dulwich hill. figures drag fathers, hurrying ... how can we be more than we are : having our fun in lanes between bars . shattered dreams of west coast perfection. on finishing the drink his girlfriend bought him : ‘another fabulous project realised’. remember me? the large unidentifiable bone i carry; it wont fit in my vehicle . smells are known to be misleading, like a blue bird of mixed parentage, you into the shallower parts of a forest . ohuh – can we compromise (part alien from living on other planets)? naturally our cloudy kids suffer, forced to do outer-terrestrial raids; intra- universe. theres a surface we agree not to perforate – to make a security issue . accordingly: memory/ies. airport shops , their demands. your soul made of language, one that closes at a touch. the food was more fun than youd think , a few little tricks. there are messages that come from heaven, a filmset , where heroes like shelley live & death is just part of it, or all Michael Farrell Michael Farrell is from Bombala, NSW, and has lived in Melbourne since 1990, predominantly in St Kilda and Fitzroy. Recent book publications are Googlecholia and Family Trees (both Giramondo), as well as inclusions in the Best of Australian Poems 2023 (AP), Admissions (Upswell), and Fishing for Lightning (UQP) anthologies. More by Michael Farrell › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 20 March 20262 April 2026 · Main Posts Final results of the 2025 Judith Wright Poetry Prize Editorial team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize seeks outstanding poetry from new and emerging writers. This year’s judges, Shastra Deo, Harry Reid and […] 20 March 202620 March 2026 · Main Posts Final results of the 2025 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize Editorial team Established in 2007 and supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, the Overland Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize seeks outstanding original short fiction of up to 3000 words themed loosely around the notion […]