Denying the Faith

A collection of stories emanating from the experience of growing up living and working in Australias third metropolis. Denying the Faith and This Clown 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. Going to Kangas and Suburban Odyssey 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 Throwing Up in Toowoomba 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