Creative Writing
Novus Prize Entry
//Context: It is an internal creativity prize at Aesop. The brief was irreverence.
//Exegesis: Unfortunately, the written word involves needing to communicate effectively. That is not purely irreverent. Ian Bogost surmises Jacques Derrida saying, “Things are never fully present to us, but only differ and defer their access to individuals in particular contexts, interminably.”
Irreverence is a term placed on someone from an external source. We never really know what it is to be irreverent. I thought how could I create the closest thing to pure irreverence whilst consciously doing so? I used multiple fonts and colours because you shouldn't. There is limited structure, terrible language and frankly confronting aggressive tones all throughout the essay (Confrontation being an aspect of irreverence).
This will not win (irreverence), but I bet your literal minds that it could be the most irreverent document you will see. Roland Barthes’ Mourning Diary meets a chaotic Irreverent mind. In advance, I’ll use this short word count to suggest you read this with humour or vigour and ride it through. Don’t breathe, don’t stop, move with its manic pace. Detail the concept of your work in no more than 200 words. This essay was point-fully pointless filled with poignant poison with utterly no poise.
//Outcome: Glares from management.
Few and Far Between: A Compendium of Negative Thoughts
//Context: At university I was tasked with the opportunity to indulge in creative writing. I opted to creative a “sprung” diary. A diary that keeps to no time and no necessary format as if you write when you thoughts “spring” up.
I decided to create something that confronted the reader with negativity, mainly due to the positive nature of what most people were writing. Note that this is just the overly indulged ego that we shut up for good reason. Not necessarily how I think.
//Outcome: HD
Matilda
//Context: A script for a short film I wrote.
//Outcome: A Script for a short film I wrote that I never used.