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AboutTom Linkins, Author at The Creative Issue

Tom Linkins

Okay with people, better with words. Can be found laying on warm rocks with lizards pretending to read and be natural, or in cafes emptying loose change on counter for habitual morning coffee. (The last of my pay check went toward pair of jeans I will never wear, nor fit into.) Should probably be saving for a house like all other sane twenty-somethings, but my perpetual hunger for food and wine I can’t afford and disinterest in lucrative occupations is getting in the way.

Posts By Tom Linkins

Art MUSIC What's On

Zero to One Art Rave

July 9, 2020 | Tom Linkins

Lockdown breeds creativity and innovation. By now, this much is clear. Our social media feeds are inundated with celebrities, artists and average joes finding new ways to connect and capitalise on being homebound. The QUIVR is a shining example. Read More

What's On Writing

Post-COVID Postcards: Wish You Were Here!

May 1, 2020 | Tom Linkins

When the going gets tough humanity tends to turn to our great writers to lift us up. In an interview with The Paris Review E.B. White (essayist and author of Charlotte’s Web) reflected on the author’s role in society as one that “should tend to lift people up… Writers do not merely reflect and interpret life, they inform and shape it.” Read More

Art Design INTERVIEWS

Céramiques and Sanity in Self Isolation

April 16, 2020 | Tom Linkins

We’re heading into our umpteenth week of self isolation. I’ve lost track of the days, I’ve put on 4 kilos, and I’ve forgotten how to maintain eye contact with the woman at the bottle shop. And I know I’m not alone. Read More

FASHION INTERVIEWS

Shining On With Karen Allan

March 29, 2020 | Tom Linkins

“It’s like apocalypse out there,” says Karen Allan, staring out the window of her shopfront. “I’m half expecting to see zombies trawl past.” Read More

INTERVIEWS Writing