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Toast’s Update – Shortlisted, Fundraiser and Articles!

Cool New Things Happening: Shortlisted for Penguin Random House, Fundraiser in three weekends time, interviewed, Writing Community Newsletter 1st issue published and more!Read more Toast’s Update – Shortlisted, Fundraiser and Articles!

Deity – What the Heck am I Rambling About? #8

we breakdown ‘Deity’, the 8th poem of the Autumn, That Bastard poetry collection. ‘Deity’ ponders not ‘who made the universe’ but rather, ‘who made me’. This is poem is in the Autumn that is the construction of my beliefs, values and my spiritual identity.Read more Deity – What the Heck am I Rambling About? #8

Deity (Poem)

‘Deity’ ponders not ‘who made the universe’ but rather, ‘who made me’. This is poem is in the Autumn that is the construction of my beliefs, values and my spiritual identity.Read more Deity (Poem)

Acknowledgement of Country – Why it matters for Us (Non-Indigenous Perspective)

I talk about Australian Acknowledgement of Country for Indigenous people and what it symbolically means for First Nation’s peoples. (Artwork from Muru Mittigar)Read more Acknowledgement of Country – Why it matters for Us (Non-Indigenous Perspective)

There, We’re Whispers – What the Heck am I Rambling about? #7

There, We’re Whispers’ is the first poem I wrote in the ‘Autumn, That Bastard’ poetry collection. Originally titled “There Were Whispers” I revamped and remodelled it to focus on place rather than time. With that said, this type of poem I am more interested in what my readers perceive of it.Read more There, We’re Whispers – What the Heck am I Rambling about? #7

The Penelope Complex

In ‘The Penelope Complex’ I use the character from Homer’s Odyssey to draw comparisons and reflect on my own fidelity to the craft of writing and my own literary identityRead more The Penelope Complex

Deity

Deity ponders not ‘who made the universe’ but rather, ‘who made me’. This is poem is in the Autumn that is the construction of my beliefs, values and my spiritual identity.Read more Deity

There, We’re Whispers

‘There, We’re Whispers’ is expression of anxiety and shame, of what is left up to the readers interpretation. The first poem written included in the ‘Autumn, That Bastard’ poetry collection. Read more There, We’re Whispers

About Me

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I’ve been writing and thinking of stories since I started playing with toys, telling myself wondrous tales with ill-fitting figurines and using my books to represent houses and buildings my characters would explore. Naturally, I have been drawn to social work because I am interested in listening to peoples stories and exploring their identity.

I’m an Australian born Filipino and Greek guy who grew up in Western Sydney of NSW. I prefer he/him pronouns and I identify as bisexual. I play Dungeons and Dragons, I am interested in academia and sometimes I play video-games.

Academic / Professional

I am currently studying Social Work with Honours at the Australian Catholic University. The future plan is to also do a PhD in the field of Social Work.

My area of interest lies within LGBTQIA+ social work, specifically. As a member of this broad and discursive community, I aim to create safe-spaces in my work with clients that focuses on fostering positive images on their identity, including gender and sexuality.

My current work-experience in human services include:

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Professor Marie Bashir Centre)
Story Factory