DENYING THE FAITH

A collection of stories emanating from the experience of growing up, living and working in Australia&rsquo,s third metropolis. &lsquo,Denying the Faith&rsquo, and &lsquo,This Clown&rsquo, record the fearful impressions of a childhood spent in Irish Catholic suburbia, reflected upon later in life when the fear has subsided but the guilt remains. &lsquo,Going to Kanga&rsquo,s&rsquo, and &lsquo,Suburban Odyssey&rsquo, recall the experiences of a taxi driver both fascinated and annoyed by the alcohol-fuelled passengers who helped him make a living in a job that was only meant to be temporary while his real career was being identified. And &lsquo,Throwing Up in Toowoomba&rsquo, takes a brief exit from Brisbane, but only for a fraught weekend, to detail the inner turmoil of a young and insecure man learning the brutal lessons of the heart in a period not so long ago_,