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Acknowledgement of Country

I acknowledge and respect the living cultures of the Ngunnawal and Gandangara peoples, who are the traditional custodians of the land on which I am so incredibly fortunate to spend my time writing. I pay tribute to the unique and powerful role that First Nation communities have played – and continue to play – in the life of what some call the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales. I acknowledge all Elders, past, present and emerging, and honour those who continue to teach me wisdom and learning.

Under the counter or a flutter in the dovecot is the occasional blog of Nigel Featherstone, an Australian writer who has been published widely.

Nigel’s latest work is the novel MY HEART IS A LITTLE WILD THING, published by Ultimo Press (Hardie Grant) in May 2022. He is represented by Gaby Naher, Left Bank Literary, Sydney.

For more information, please visit his main website, which can be found at www.nigelfeatherstone.com.au

Contact

For publicity enquiries relating to MY HEART IS A LITTLE WILD THING, please contact Emily Cook on emilycook@ultimopress.com.

For publicity enquiries relating to BODIES OF MEN, please contact Hachette Australia.

For other matters, you’re welcome to contact Nigel direct on nigel68 AT internode.on.net. You can stay in touch via Twitter and/or Facebook and/or Instragram.

Blog acknowledgements

Author photo by David Lindesay. Author photos circa 2018-2020 by Andrew Sikorski. Other images used are either those taken, produced and prepared by Nigel Featherstone, or are presented for educative purposes only. The National Library of Australia archives Under the counter or a flutter in the dovecot in the National Bibliographic Database as part of the PANDORA Archive, which ensures that all the material published here is safeguarded against changes in hardware and software, and that the blog as a whole is protected in perpetuity.

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, all work on Under the Counter or a Flutter in the Dovecot by Nigel Featherstone is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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January 29, 2010 at 9:16+00:00Jan

Nate

Hey Nigel,

thanks for you comment on my blog. Your blog is pretty cool. I really love finding cool blogs, specially from people around the globe. I’m also excited to know you’re a novelist, as I’m working my way to become one, hopefully soon. Your other site is pretty great too. Will be checking you out on a regular basis.

Cheers,

Nate.

January 29, 2010 at 9:16+00:00Jan

Nigel Featherstone

Hi Nate, thanks heaps for dropping by and for your very kind comments. All the best for the writing of your novel! Cheers, Nigel

April 10, 2010 at 9:16+00:00Apr

Paul Squires

I read some of your stories over ‘Open To Public’, Nigel. They are brilliant. “Fishing and Two Wives Waiting” knocked me out. What a fantastic tiny tale.

April 11, 2010 at 9:16+00:00Apr

Nigel Featherstone

Hi Paul, thanks very much for your kind comments. ‘Fishing and Two Wives Waiting’ happens to be one of my favourite stories, but not everyone gets it – perhaps because it’s too short. Thanks for dropping by.

May 24, 2010 at 9:16+00:00May

Paul W. Collins

Hullo, Mr. Featherstone.

I have a proposal to relieve some of the soporific sibiiance of thespians’ hissing of Shakespeare from the platform:

My new “novelization” of “Macbeth” — with no footnotes — is available free of charge for on-line reading or download at http://www.wsrightnow.com. It incorporates Shakespeare’s dialogue (from the Globe edition of 1864) into a narrative that can be read like a novel.

I hope you like it!

May 24, 2010 at 9:16+00:00May

Nigel Featherstone

Hi Paul, thanks for letting me know about your novelisation. I’ll be interested to check it out. All the best.

March 16, 2011 at 9:16+00:00Mar

megan skelton

i would like to be informed of up and coming developments of your writing and website. i like the look of what you do with your writing. not just how inspiring it is, to the likes of such as me, an aspiring writer. yet, an accomplished one such as yourlsef.

sincerely yours

megan skelton.

March 17, 2011 at 9:16+00:00Mar

Nigel Featherstone

Hi Megan, thanks for dropping by and commenting. The best way to stay informed is by dropping by again, or even subscribing. Cheers, Nigel

January 2, 2012 at 9:16+00:00Jan

karlbarrett

Well we both like boys, creativity, landscape architecture and New Order! Cool blog!

January 4, 2012 at 9:16+00:00Jan

Nigel Featherstone

Thanks for dropping by, Karl. I hope you continue to find things of interest in the Under the Counter world! Cheers, Nigel.

October 1, 2012 at 9:16+00:00Oct

whisperinggums

Have just read this week’s Panorama … Came here to comment but it’s not here (yet). Your reading trajectory is much like mine though I’d say I was voracious in childhood. It dropped off in my busy 20s and then took off agin in my even busier 30s! Funny how the busier you are the more time you can find! I love a cold tiny day for that freedom to read it gives you.

And you used one of my favourite reading quotes. It makes me smile every time I see it.

October 6, 2012 at 9:16+00:00Oct

Nigel Featherstone

Hi Sue, thanks for that (and I’ve now published the related post). Oh and I love this: ‘a cold tiny day’. That word tiny – are you sure you don’t have a novel in you? Or a novella perhaps? Yes, I do like the Logan Pearsall Smith quote; of course, fiction is as much about life as life is itself!

October 6, 2012 at 9:16+00:00Oct

whisperinggums

I wish I did Nigel … But I think I’ll just reduce the competition and have my little moments!

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