Bob Dylan, Circa 1985, Not sure who written for or where published.

Draft note to the legendary Literary Editor Margaret Jones, Sydney Morning Herald, Circa 1985.

Amsterdam cracks down on its junkies, Financial Review, 1 March, 1985.

Interview, Nick Logan, Editor of The Face, Stiletto, Circa 1985.

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Next up from the author of Catch-22 ... God Knows, Joseph Heller, Interview, The Bulletin, 5 February, 1985.

Contributor, Stilletto Magazine, Circa 1985.

Stiletto (Surry Hills, N.S.W.). Published. Sydney Stiletto Magazine, 1983-1989. 

On Leaving London, An Australian Goes Home, 1984.

Uncertain of exact date or publication.

Interview with Norman Mailer, The Australian Financial Review, 16 November, 1984

Being more than 30 years old, this clipping is in poor condition. Our apology. Better version provided if ever found. The interview with Mailer, conducted in London, was particularly memorable.

The Outsider takes a new look at human violence, Colin Wilson interview, Financial Review, 11 May, 1984.

I might not be that kind to this particular book, but Colin Wilson was a very enjoyable interview, he took me to his club, he seemed chuffed by the attention, being then rather out of favour, and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting him.

Anthony Burgess: Clockwork Orange author's 'best' list is an audacious and healthy exercise, The Financial Review, 4 May, 1984.

This is the first half of a story based on an interview with Anthony Burgess. The other half will be put here if found. 

The backstory behind the interview can be found in a chapter in the memoir Hunting the Famous.

The clippings are more than 32 years old, hence their poor condition. 

If a better version is found it will be placed here.

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A frank look at the lives of the Koestlers, Financial Review, 6 April, 1984.

The she-devil reaps her revenge, Interview, Fay Weldon, Financial Review, 23 March, 1984.

Hammett without Hellman: the grip is broken, Financial Review, 17 February, 1984.

Mention, Capital Gay, !30: Time Tunnel, 10 February, 1984.

Mention of story on Fay Weldon in a review of The Bell, where I worked every Sunday picking up glasses. The pub went through a period where it was extremely fashionable; it was frequented by Bronski Beat and others in that crowd. I became friendly with Derek Jarman there, who was always extremely encouraging as I interviewed various authors for papers back home.

The Pretenders: The Band that tragedy couldn't kill, Chrissie Hynde interview, Countdown The Magazine, 6 February, 1984.

Worthy tribute to a who-dunnit king, Financial Review, 1984.

Chrissie Hynde interview, Stiletto, 1984.

MacInnes -- the novelist who often lost friends but never his talent, Australian Financial Review, 27 January, 1984.

Original copy, Absolute Beginners by Colin McInnes, 27 January, 1984.

Al Alvarez interview, Al's gamble on poker pays off, Financial Review, 18 November, 1983.

This is an interview with one of the idols of my youth Al Alvarez. He wrote that classic study of suicide and the poet Sylvia Plath, The Savage God. Plath suicided in London, in the former apartment of W.B. Yeats. We became friendly for a while after the interview, and went walking near his home on Hampstead Heath. I was completely fascinated by his tales of literary shenanigans. He knew everybody; a lovely man and very helpful to me.