JM Donellan

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  • Can you hate the artist but love their art?

    I have a conundrum, my dotcomrades. I recently read a post by one of my writing heroes that made me want to transform his body of work into a paper-mache sculpture of his own severed head. Frank Miller’s work has been an inspiration to me ever since I was a kid. His work on graphic novels…

  • The String Bridge is a thing that you should acquire post-haste.

      Dearest humans and computer literate apes of earth, I come with glad tidings! My friend and fellow 100 Stories for Queensland contributor, Jessica Bell, has just released her new book The String Bridge. Recent research indicates that acquiring this book will make you more attractive, intelligent and improve your bowling average by 23.5%. The…

  • BLACKLIGHT featuring Pigeon / Lunch Tapes / The Medics reviewed for rave magazine

    View and comment on the original article at Rave Magazine HERE. BLACKLIGHT: The Medics / Lunch Tapes / Pigeon / Boss Moxi Lightspace – Fri Nov 4 The promoters of tonight’s event describe the venue, Lightspace, as a ‘classy warehouse.’ Sheer white curtains adorn the walls and stage, candles cast flickering shadows and my friend (name…

  • Zeb and the Great Ruckus: coming at you like a rampaging bewilderbeast in 2012

    You might recall a little over a year ago I posted that I had finished my children’s fantasy novel Zeb and the Great Ruckus, and went on to describe how it would transform your child into a ninja-scientist-guitar-soloing human rights champion. Well, it’s taken a while, but I have finally inked a publishing deal in…

  • Eighty Nine now available everywhere and everywhen

       My contribution (as well as the other stories) from the Eighty Nine literary mixtapes anthology are now online. You can read them for free here, (you cheapskates), and then purchase a copy from the site or amazon if you want to hold it in your hot little hands.  The writers participating in this…

  • Ball Park Music review (for Rave Magazine)

       View and comment on this article on the Rave website HERE.  Ball Park Music / Northeast Party House / The Jungle Giants The Zoo – Sat Oct 15 The Jungle Giants open proceedings by serving up a sonic selection of fun and friendly guitar pop that is summery enough to convince an Eskimo to…

  • Eighty Nine now available for pre-order

    The Eighty Nine anthology is now available for pre-order within Australia. This compilation features my contribution The Story Bridge, guaranteed to be the most hilarious sci fi story you'll read about attempted suicide all year. It is highly recommended that you purchase between 5 and 500 copies at your earliest convenience.     1989: a cusp between decades. The year the Berlin…

  • Eighty-Nine teaser trailer

      Did you know books have trailers now? Yep, it's the 21st century. Although…um…this one is all about 1989. But set in the future, if that makes sense. Hey it's speculative fiction, we can do whatever the hell we want! This is a teaser trailer, full one coming soon.  Eighty-nine features my contribution The Story Bridge…

  • Are piñatas encouraging children to indulge in animal cruelty?

    The first time saw a piñata was at a friend’s birthday party in first grade. Truth be told he wasn’t really my friend at all. I only received an invitation because his mum felt sorry for the nerdy kid who sat in the library reading comic books at lunch time but I still got to eat…

  • Review of Machiavelli’s the (Artist Formerly Known as) Prince

    Penguin books are currently running a competition inviting readers to write a review of their favourite Popular Penguin book. I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring. Here's my entry: Niccolo Machiavelli's 'The Prince' is, without question, the single worst biography of the Artist Once Again Known As Prince that I have ever read.…