ISBN 978-1-923443-49-5
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ISBN 978-1-923523-15-9
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Tim’s Dance Mix
A mixtape of music, mistakes and ordinary mysteries
The year is 1990 and Tim has just turned 16. He lives in a coastal city south of Sydney and his life is about to change profoundly as he begins to make the first transitions from boyhood to manhood.
This growth is accompanied by confusion and some trauma, – physical, emotional and psychological – especially in his early attempts to meet and connect with girls.
It’s also marked by his development as a musician, and the recognition of this talent by his school music teacher, who quietly mentors him and provides the opportunity for him to join the school’s only rock band.
But nothing goes smoothly in the early stages as he forges the beginnings of growth towards maturity, in a struggle where he finds both support and opposition.
About the Author
GREG WYTHES is a long-term resident of the northern Illawarra. He has been an English teacher in local high schools, as well as teaching yoga, qigong, massage and bodywork in local colleges and studios. For much of his time in schools he dabbled in music, working with in-school bands, as well as for drama, dance and musical performances, mainly in the area of live production.
He is particularly attracted to the geography of the northern Illawarra: the dozen or more bays and beaches, the steep rise of the escarpment to the west and the bushland that reaches down to the edge of most suburbs. It’s a unique environment: one where the natural world virtually surrounds the urban world. He enjoys spending time in that natural world.