Video Blog: Talking about being a dual-National
October 12, 2012
Author: Dominica May
Most of my blogging tends toward my travel experiences, and diversity in media, but I will also discuss my own creative pursuits, which are generally in the film, writing, and performance fields. I'm also an editor at Solarwyrm Press. Performance: improv, acting, stand-up comedy. Filmmaking: screenwriting, directing, video editing, short films, music videos. Writing: speculative fiction, memoir, short stories. Though I consider myself a citizen of the world, with how many places feel like home to me, I was born and raised in Australia, to American parents. I'm a dual-national of both countries, lived in Malaysia for five and a half years, and now live in the US.
Diversity in Storytelling: We’re Getting There
September 20, 2012
Whilst I’m not as big of a consumer of various media these days as I have been in the past, I have noticed there being a trend in the sorts of stories I enjoy. I’m not sure exactly when it started or why, but diversity is a part of the equation. Is it because when … More Diversity in Storytelling: We’re Getting There
Let’s Talk Pirates
September 19, 2012
As today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I thought it would be the perfect time for me to write about the novel I’ve been working on for the last… let’s say 19 months. It started out in February 2011 as a short film screenplay that I’d intended to film with a friend in … More Let’s Talk Pirates
Trip to Japan, Aug 31-Sept 3, 2012
September 10, 2012
I am really rather behind on my travel blog posts. There is a trip to Korea and Taiwan from April/May I’ve not yet written about, as well as a trip to France in June. I went back to my home town in August, but I generally don’t blog about those trips. All of these posts … More Trip to Japan, Aug 31-Sept 3, 2012
A Great Community of Writers
July 15, 2012
As I’ve been working on my first novel, Adrift, I’ve been looking for ways to connect with other writers. Through Facebook, I added an expat writer recommended to me by a woman I know in Malaysia, as she had told me he led a writing group. Well, that had been defunct by the time I … More A Great Community of Writers
Small Talk
June 19, 2012
When I’m exercising, I find it’s easier for me to pass the time while reading. Not just anything, either – it tends to be non-fiction books. So when I was getting back into a bit of exercise this week, I decided to pick up a book called “The Fine Art of Small Talk” by Debra … More Small Talk
The Latest Update
June 16, 2012
If you know me, you might be aware that I was in Seoul, South Korea, and Taipei, Taiwan in April & May this year. I’ve not yet blogged about this, and I am about to head to France, so I am a little behind on the travel blogging. The main reason for this is because … More The Latest Update
USA, February 16-27 2012
March 24, 2012
When I initially booked this trip, it was because I had frequent flier points I wanted to use, but didn’t know what I wanted to use them for. So, since I’d enjoyed working with Oil in the Alley in Honolulu in November 2010 so much, back in April 2011, I’d discussed with Sean and R … More USA, February 16-27 2012
Bangkok, Jan 3-7, 2012
February 15, 2012
We booked the flights for this trip well in advance during some AirAsia sale, and it’s probably been the shortest trip (that included flights to the destination) that we’ve had for a long time. Not that that’s a bad thing. Since Bangkok didn’t have any specific sights I was desperate to see, and I hadn’t … More Bangkok, Jan 3-7, 2012
Bali, Nov 29-Dec 3, 2011
January 18, 2012
This trip is a new instalment of my “spend my birthday in another country” routine that is now in its 5th year. We started out the trip with a late afternoon flight to Denpasar airport on the 28th of November, which is the day before my birthday. The flight from Kuala Lumpur was 3 hours … More Bali, Nov 29-Dec 3, 2011
