The author
I live in a southern suburb of Sydney by the Royal National Park and I like to write stories, in different forms, about contemporary Australian life, to explore and better understand the people and the times. Other subjects now and then also catch my eye.
My readers are those who enjoy a good story that’s well told, a story that shows some craft in the use of language, and a work that is both accessible and one that can transport us to a new place where we can reflect a little more clearly on life and its many wonders.
I received a Masters of Creative Writing (Prose) from the University of Wollongong in 2011. I have an abiding interest in taiji health exercise and related philosophies of natural living, as well as travel, the contemporary novel, jade collecting and general lapidary, plus I follow the GWS Giants in the AFL.
List of fiction
- I Came Back (2021)
- Ride a White Mare (2016)
- Jade Is My Stone (2014)
- Mostly Friday Nights (2013)
- Splitting Apart (2012)
- The Shades of Paracelsus (2011)
- The Drain Brains (2007)
Other writings
- Canaries in the Sunshine (2021)
- Use Mind and Not Force: A Taiji Memoir (2019)
- Pick up The Pearl (2016)
- TAO Total Person and One World (2008)
- Tales of the Bear, the Dragon and Other Wondrous Creatures (2008)
To try or buy
- Canaries in the Sunshine: contact author for hard copy. For e-copies go to smashwords.com
- I Came Back: Available on amazon.com
- Use Mind and Not Force: A Taiji Memoir available on amazon.com
- Print copies of other works: http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/fomelhaut
- Digital versions of other works: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/Patrickmcgowan