Surfism
Surfism is a philosophy that likens the mind to surfing, in the sense that the imagination rides the mind like a surfer riding a wave. The interaction between the surfboard and the wave represents the roles played by spatial and temporal relations in how we perceive reality. Surfing is an ideal analogy for the psyche, because a variety of interconnected elements can be represented, with scenarios representing their influences within the system. >> More...
Our Colonial Roots
A brief account of our ancestors, the Levey, Marks and Harris families, who migrated to Australia from London, in the nineteenth century. [Pdf]
The Webbers
My account of the family's creative endeavours and various other exploits beginning in the mid-1960s and spanning about twenty five years. >> More...
Outer Island
A short story about a year spent on Norfolk
Island, in the South Pacific. The surfing
adventure creates the setting for the narrator's
personal journey, which can be gleaned from his descriptions of
the island, its cultural and geologic past
interwoven with the narrator's present moment
explorations. The island thus serves as a
metaphor for the narrator's psyche. [Pdf]
Surferpedia
An online encyclopedia of surfing that anyone can edit. By contributing material to Surferpedia, anyone with knowledge of surfing can supplement the commercial depiction of surf culture. It therefore empowers surfers who wish to challenge the way commercial interests distort the message for mass appeal. www.surfing.wikia.com
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