rory hawkins

  • Amber Lights – Rory Hawkins

    Amber Lights Rory Hawkins One of the women ran to my car door, her hands chapelled above her head to keep the rain away. Katie and I had passed the… Read more.

  • Tyrannosaurus Sex – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tyrannosaurus Sex [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9608″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Feels like 65 million years roaming  this grimy restroom and Jez  still can’t hatch a line.… Read more.

  • Micracosm – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Micracosm [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8606″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Joseph gasped. ‘A Nissan Micra. A white Nissan Micra. Oh my god, you have no idea how… Read more.

  • Jim’s Car – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Jim’s Car [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8771″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Whoever said a dog is a man’s best friend must’ve never owned a car to be… Read more.

  • Lost in a Netherland – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lost in a Netherland [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8959″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] After Gerard David’s The Rest on the Flight into Egypt   Golden babe Jesus… Read more.

  • Hummingbird – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hummingbird [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7704″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I dream in green and blue blossom days, sun drawn and dappled by sheets. Leave my… Read more.

  • Slowly Sinking In – Rory Hawkins

    Slowly Sinking In Shortlisted for the Allen & Unwin Prize 2022 Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes I close my eyes and listen to gravelled road and primeval trees and nearing night. Their… Read more.

  • Mean Spirited – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mean Spirited [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”6257″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] ‘I’m a free spirit,’ you said. The line must’ve been bad because you couldn’t… Read more.

  • Many Bells Tolling – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Many Bells Tolling or Pretending to be Hemingway When Caught in the Rain [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”6218″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Returning home in crutches… Read more.

  • Reading/Writing/Unmasking – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Reading/Writing/Unmasking [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5369″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Remembering your dentist’s name is a hallmark of adulthood, even if he’s the same guy you’ve… Read more.

  • I am the Sanest Person I Know – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] I Am The Sanest Person I Know [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4796″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I had only fifteen minutes to do something that wasn’t… Read more.