February is the new December – Volume 2 Issue 2

Below is the cover and contents for Volume 2 Issue 2. It is nearing completion. We have been a bit slow, but we have also been working very hard. This issue is far bigger than we expected. Many artists, poets, writers, thinkers, and photographers have joined the collective. There is enough in the issue to last a 6 month surf escape. We are currently proof-reading what lucky Al has superbly laid out for us. The aesthetic is compelling. The generosity of all those helping out is extraordinary. Given the extra work and our own lives ‘getting in the way’ we will be doing the mail out on the 15th of February. We are sorry for the delay. Originally the plan was for December but we haven’t been able to manage this. But for the wait you get a journal that is our best ever. So hang in there as if you are sliding on that foam ball and cannot see past the bend in the wave as it curls down the reef. The opening will be visible soon enough, just trust those fins and your rail work. Below is the cover artwork and the table of contents. Thanks so much for everyone’s patience. We know our readers are as much a part of this collective as anyone. We will keep you updated as we progress. If anyone has concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.

COVER
Pulukan – Paul Ryan

IMAGES
Paul Ryan
Chantel Schott
Leonie Jackson and Shé Hawke (art and haiku)

POETRY
Post-Warming – Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán
Ocean – Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán
Prominence – Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán
‘elua – Craig Santos Perez and Brandy Nalani McDougall
‘eh – Craig Santo Perez and Brandy Nalani McDougall
Waiting for Shipwrecks – Madelaine Dickie
Autumn dawnie at Werong – Madelaine Dickie
Every Morning Decision – Tom Bolo
Storm Girl – David Prater
Merry Weather – David Prater
Longing – Matthew Arnold
Beringer Rose – Kate Graham

PROSE
We’re All In This Together – Phil Weston
His Inappropriate Heart – Lisa Walker
195 Pounds – Pete Lewis
Tusk – Adam Waldie
Surfers Who Work – Peter Bowes
Watego’s – Jim Hearn
Children of the Rain – Craig Baird
Frankie’s Wave – Harry B. Sanderford
Red Sea – Emma Ashmere
Connections – Andy Cochran
Crystal – Matt Van Riet
Leaving Sugar Mountain – Karen de Perthius
Tasting the Ocean – Rebecca Olive
Summer at Midmorning – Tom Mahony
Fall at Dusk – Tom Mahony
Winter at Noon – Tom Mahony
Mosshead Point – Daniel Crockett
Wave Cave – Brent Lillie
Is God a Surfer? – Steve Nug
l’appassionata de l’acqua – Leonie Jackson
Grot – Dina El Dessouky

INTERVIEW
Paul Ryan – Alex Leonard

PROVOCATION
David vs Rip Curl – Steve Shearer
Wigs Keep Out – Clifton Evers