Tim Richards Tim Richards i(A15530 works by)
Also writes as: Thomas Dixon
Born: Established: 1960 Kerang, Kerang area, Kerang - Cohuna - Gunbower area, North West Victoria, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Approximate Life : The Prince and Other Stories Tim Richards , Balmain : Ligature , 2021 23611325 2021 selected work short story

'Approximate Life: The Prince and Other Stories brings together three acclaimed collections for the first time. Letters to Francesca (1996), The Prince (1997) and Duckness (1998) range across forms, from short story to novella and screenplay, and from surrealism to hyperreality-connected by common characters as well as themes of identity, authenticity and artifice. They are playful and poignant, satirical and serious, with echoes of Borges and Calvino grounded in a distinctly Australian perspective.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon Heading South : Far North Queensland to Western Australia by Rail Tim Richards , Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2021 22959657 2021 single work prose travel

'Freelance travel writer and Lonely Planet guidebook contributor Tim Richards decides to shake up his life by taking an epic rail journey across Australia. Jumping aboard iconic trains like the Indian Pacific, Overland and Spirit of Queensland, he covers over 7,000 kilometres, from the tropics to the desert and from big cities to ghost towns. Tim's journey is one of classic travel highs and lows: floods, cancellations, extraordinary landscapes and forays into personal and public histories - as well as the steady joy of random strangers encountered along the way.' (Publication summary)

1 Hart Review : Powerful Work Tells inside Story of Stolen Generations Tim Richards , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 23 September 2016;

— Review of Hart Ian Michael , Seanna Van Helten , 2015 single work drama
'When I grew up in the south-west of Western Australia, I never learnt anything at school about the local Aboriginal people. They were, it seemed, written out of history. ...'
1 Powerful Work Tells inside Story Tim Richards , 2016 single work
— Appears in: The Age , 26 September 2016; (p. 24)

— Review of Hart Ian Michael , Seanna Van Helten , 2015 single work drama
1 The Outer Territories Tim Richards , 2014 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: The World to Come 2014;
1 The Destiny of All Who Oppose Destiny Tim Richards , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sleepers Almanac No. 9 2014; (p. 181)
1 (Favoured by) Babies Tim Richards , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: The Best Australian Stories 2011 2011; (p. 135-143) Thought Crimes 2011;
1 Fringe Festival : Musical Tim Richards , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 September 2011; (p. 17)

— Review of My Incredible Shrinking Life Derek Rowe , 2011 single work musical theatre
1 9 y separately published work icon Thought Crimes Tim Richards , Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2011 Z1797440 2011 selected work short story humour (taught in 1 units) 'In Thought Crimes, Tim Richards takes the reader on a mind-bending ride through a world where nothing is quite as it seems. The lives these stories describe are almost ordinary - but an ambush lurks around every corner.

'A novice teacher accepts a job at an unconventional high school where students take 'self-expression' to odd and disturbing lengths.

'In a trendy beachside suburb, suspiciously perfect babies start appearing on young couples' doorsteps.

'A visitor from the future shakes the life out of a small Australian town.

'Blackly funny and irresistibly twisted, these stories peek behind the everyday appearance of things to explore unspoken fears and desires. Destined to become a cult classic, Thought Crimes is a one-way trip through the looking glass.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 The Chinese Submarine Tim Richards , 2008 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 67 no. 2 2008; (p. 138-153)
1 Club Selection Tim Richards , 2008 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 191 2008; (p. 40-47) The Best Australian Stories 2009 2009; (p. 41-54)
1 Fires on the Sun Tim Richards , 2008 single work short story
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 26 2008; (p. 10-11)
1 Isnis Tim Richards , 2007 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Contemporary Fiction , Fall vol. 27 no. 3 2007; The Best Australian Stories 2008 2008; (p. 184-199)
1 V 2 Tim Richards , 2007 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 66 no. 3 2007; (p. 219-227)

The narrator's partially autistic brother, Michael, has been accused of murdering his elderly neighbour, Yvette Michel. His solicitor comes to visit the narrator, encouraging her to visit Michael herself, trying to build a case for Michael being legally insane. The narrator tries to refuse, remembering her cool relationship with her brother in their childhood and the difficulties her family had in settling him in a suitable home.

Eventually, the narrator goes to visit him. Michael reveals that the police are framing him: the woman he murdered was actually serial killer Myra Hindley, and the police claimed that Michael called 'Yvette' the Devil when the narrator knew that Michael had never been religious. Later, a genealogical research firm the narrator had hired to find Yvette's family emails her, confirming that Yvette Mitchell had died in a V2 attack in 1944.

1 The Magarshack Translations Tim Richards , 2007 single work short story
— Appears in: Heat , no. 13 (New Series) 2007; (p. 49-64)
1 Remembering Leni Riefenstahl Tim Richards , 2006 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sleepers Almanac 2006 : The Nervous System 2006; (p. 204-210)
1 People Whose Names Bob Dylan Doesn't Know People Whose Names Bob Dylan Ought to Know Tim Richards , 2006 single work short story (taught in 1 units)
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 65 no. 3 2006; (p. 28-30) The Best Australian Stories 2007 2007; (p. 188-190)
1 Transmissions From the Darkest Heart Tim Richards , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 64 no. 4 2005; (p. 160-166) Meanjin , Summer vol. 69 no. 4 2010; (p. 263-269)
1 Mother's Milk Tim Richards , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: Heat , no. 9 (New Series) 2005; (p. 7-23)
1 The True Nation Tim Richards , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 63 no. 2 2004; (p. 208-214)
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