“Dark, twisted tales, ripped from the street. Ha-hA-Ha-hA. Sure to pierce your heart, for better and worse, like a stone-cold-steel screwdriver.”
-Jay
“Kind of a horror story. There’s a skull in here somewhere.”
- R. C. Waldun
“What do you get when you cross three strange people with the streets of Melbourne? This.”
- Jaidyn L. Attard
THE WRITERS
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Jay Khan (as Jay)
Jay is a writer from a village in the middle of nowhere who moves around posting letters on walls. You can find his work on Instagram and YouTube @jaytheauthor
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Jaidyn L. Attard (as Johnny Lock)
Jaidyn L Attard is a writer, poet and editor from Naarm (Melbourne) who sticks his typewritten poetry up on the walls of the city. He currently works in a bookstore and is a hoarder of books. You can view his poems on Instagram @jaidynpoetry
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R. C. Waldun (as Rick Walkow)
R. C. Waldun is a writer, speaker, and the founder of Literary. Publication based in Melbourne, whose work mainly consists of personal essays/reflections on how to be a curious student in the 21st Century. For more creative projects, head to rcwaldun.com
From Generous Readers:
“Once I picked this up I could not put it down till I finished. A lovely story of how 3 young writers meet and different perspectives of the people they meet on the streets. The love of coffee and insight into their minds is inspiring and makes me more aware of my surroundings. There is always a story to every person that passes you buy. Cant wait for more.”
— Sally
“A stunningly vigorous account of three talented writers making a raw discovery of the modern streets of Melbourne. 'There's A Tale To This City' is a fresh, insightful and wholehearted account of what happens when three strangers come together and create not only a beautiful friendship, but a staggering account of what it means to be alive, young and vulnerable in an ever changing city in the 21st Century. This is the movement we need to keep the creative arts alive, and these three have only just begun. This is an important time capsule of what happens when three minds come together to create, and a must read for all those who dare to live artistically. Such a proud reader. I Loved it!”
— Ila
“I discovered Jay through R.C. Waldun's channel and quickly became a fan of his art--so frenetic, so raw, so real. So imagine my excitement when the boys announced they were cooking up a collaborative novel of the sort William Burroughs and Kerouac did half a century ago.
I read this book in a single and a half sitting. Is it a masterpiece? No. Yet, the fresh voices of these three authors are so charming that you can't help but think what awaits them in the future. Despite some flaws I value this work as a time capsule of three friends lost in Melbourne...lost in the streets...discovering each other as they discover themselves...and the world...”
— Harrison
“a warming story about finding friendship in the city and turning shady strangers of the streets into stories; digestible vignettes that capture a moment in time in the metro of Melbourne.
From coffee addictions to sketchy alleyways, to capitalist monks, 3 young writers find themselves and reveal a new zest for life hidden beneath the dirty sidewalks of their concrete jungle.”
— Matt
“I found the book well balanced between the three talented writers. The stories they came across in the streets of Melbourne city were very moving, worrying, and interesting. The story of how three young men got together in (Lockdown) and worked together to create a book.
Did Jay finish the meditation? Making lifetime changes, discovering themselves, and making friends for life?
I highly recommend this book.”
— Carsan
“Just finished reading There's A Tale To This City and it’s about three very different guys Jay, Rick, and Johnny meeting in a coffee shop and on the streets of Melbourne. Their friendship grows as Jay introduces them to the people who live on the streets and their stories. Jay’s caring interest in people and their stories of life really shined in this book.
I recommend reading it, It makes you think.
There will be people on the street corners of every city in the world. Most of them with stories to tell if someone listens.”