Christos Floratos – Christoast's Thoughts

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Toast Update – WHRA Blog Posts, Pen to Paper Poems Update and Other Things!

Another round of Toast Update! WHRA Blog posts, Pen to Paper Fundraiser Poems and more!Read more Toast Update – WHRA Blog Posts, Pen to Paper Poems Update and Other Things!

Grey House – What the Heck am I Rambling About? #9

‘Grey House’ takes on the persona of a young child who eagerly goes into a new home, an apartment complex, with their mother. Rather quickly, the child becomes exposed to harsh realities and becomes disillusioned with the excitement of moving to a new place, and the conditions that led them there. What the Heck am … Read more Grey House – What the Heck am I Rambling About? #9

Pride Month in Creative Writing, Academia and Social Work!

How Pride has influenced my (professional) life! Pride Month, the season of the gays, is upon us. In the spirit of pride, I will be dedicating a few more blog posts this month to queer creators!Read more Pride Month in Creative Writing, Academia and Social Work!

Grey House (Poem)

‘Grey House’ takes the perspective of a young child who grows to realise the tendencies of her mother after moving into a apartment complex. Of course, this neglectful / dangerous relationship can be interpreted as an extended metaphor for something else.Read more Grey House (Poem)

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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!

Grey House

‘Grey House’ takes the perspective of a young child who grows to realise the tendencies of her mother after moving into a apartment complex. Of course, this neglectful / dangerous relationship can be interpreted as an extended metaphor for something else. Read more Grey House

With Comfort and Ease

‘With Comfort and Ease’ is the 11th poem of the Autumn, That Bastard poetry collection. The poem captures the feelings of diving into situations head-first and living recklessly. The question is, how self-aware are we in this process?Read more With Comfort and Ease

In Honour of Summer

‘In Honour of Summer’ is the 10th poem of the ‘Autumn, That Bastard’ Collection. It tackles the feelings of holding onto memories, and bracing for impact.Read more In Honour of Summer

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