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Adam Thompson is an Aboriginal, pakana writer based in Launceston, lutruwita/Tasmania. Adam and I met while he was an artist-in residence through The Unconformity in 2021. First I dug some stray glitter from my bag to impress Adam’s son, then I read a handful of his short stories. Soon after we were recording this conversation.
Adam discusses his mother, “a very nice lady” and the dedication of his first story collection to her, love from beyond the veil, generational disconnection, estranged and redeemed relationships, lack of control, his 2 year limit away from Tasmania, being adventurous, abundance and lack mentality, introspection and imaginative play, living in books, admiration for storytelling, the pressure of future ambition, pointless habits, videography as it relates to narrative, inviting the audience into a fam ...
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