‘A prime candidate for ‘The Great American Novel’, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, turned 100 this week. This centenary has been observed in numerous ways around the world. To mark the occasion, KD reprises his poem about Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s only child, daughter Scottie (Frances Scott Fitzgerald).’
Almanac Poetry: Three Photographs from the Early Life of Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan Smith (1922-1986)
April 14, 2025 by 2 Comments
Almanac Music: ‘The Song is Ended (But the Melody Lingers on)’: Blake Hazard Sings an Irving Berlin Classic
December 31, 2021 by 2 Comments
In this Friday’s piece, KD showcases a magical combination of performer and song, and attempts to answer the question: where does the magic come from?
Almanac Teams – “Writers, from the backline…”
June 18, 2018 by 39 Comments
E.regnans goes all literary to come up with his best team ‘This Side of Paradise’.
State of the game, state of mind (time moves a little slower here)
May 11, 2018 by 12 Comments
When sport is just another entertainment option, it’s no surprise when it’s criticised as being less compelling than, say, Game of Thrones.
Grand Final 2016 – The mystery is that there is no mystery
October 4, 2016 by 15 Comments
E. regnans is on a couch in Geelong West, with friends and family, moved to tears, aware that he is in the midst of something profound, reminded of words which speak to him in a similar (the same?) way.
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