{"id":8062,"date":"2013-08-23T08:45:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T22:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=8062"},"modified":"2014-02-06T20:46:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T09:46:32","slug":"peeking-into-the-writing-space-of-walter-mason-walterm-wherewriterswrite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/peeking-into-the-writing-space-of-walter-mason-walterm-wherewriterswrite\/","title":{"rendered":"Peeking into the writing space of Walter Mason @walterm #WhereWritersWrite"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The writing space of Walter Mason.<\/p><\/div>\n

Who writes here?<\/h3>\n

Walter Mason<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s that?<\/h3>\n

Walter Mason is a writer, a spiritual tourist, lifelong dilettante and the author of Destination Saigon<\/i>, a funny, touching and truly unique journey through contemporary Vietnam (named one of the ten best travel books of the year by the Sydney Morning Herald). His latest book Destination Cambodia<\/i> is a colourful adventure to one of the world\u2019s hottest new destinations; a fascinating literary journey in which Cambodia is vibrant and its people excited about the future while never denying their haunted past.<\/p>\n

Where can I read more about this fabulous author?<\/h3>\n

http:\/\/www.waltermason.com\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Extra Notes:<\/h3>\n

My monitor sits on a box my cousin made in High School wood shop. When I was 16 I attempted to decoupage it with my favourite bands and sayings clipped from magazines. I did a shocking job. But when I glance at it I see images of the bands Curiosity Killed the Cat, the Bauhaus and Australian 80s legends Pseudo Echo. It\u2019s a retro riot. Inside the box is all the treasures from my colourful and misspent youth: lots of statement jewellery, a Comme Des Garcons shirt, a pair of fishnet stockings I once wore and who knows what else. I haven\u2019t opened it in years. On top of the box is a bottle of frankincense oil to get me feeling holy and a bottle of liniment from Malaysia for my constant headaches and aching neck. Also a silver turtle from Laos and, on top of my monitor, a tiny bronze statue of Lord Ganesh and a card reminding me to always be loving when I communicate with people. On the wall above my monitor is an image of the Buddha Amitabha whose blessings are meant to help me develop a greater capacity for kindness. To the right of my monitor is a statue of Kwan Yin, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, and to the left my current favourite inspirational literature. At the moment it\u2019s Ram Dass\u2019 \u201cOne-Liners,\u201d Shirley Maclaine\u2019s \u201cGoing Within\u201d and the Essential Teachings of Zen Master Dogen. The desk is tiny, a 1950s chrome and laminate kitchen table I bought at Vinnies. I have written two books and a doctoral dissertation in this space. I keep telling myself to get a bigger desk but there isn\u2019t actually any room left in my tiny room that is crowded with books. It\u2019s hard to move in here, and I have been hurt several times by falling piles of books!<\/p>\n

Whose writing space can we see tomorrow?<\/h3>\n

Deb Kalin<\/p>\n

Want to share a photo of your own writing space?<\/p>\n

Pop it onto my Facebook page<\/a> for all to see! I\u2019ve enabled external posting of photos on my page<\/a> just for the duration of this blog series.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who writes here? Walter Mason Who\u2019s that? Walter Mason is a writer, a spiritual tourist, lifelong dilettante and the author of Destination Saigon, a funny, touching and truly unique journey through contemporary Vietnam (named one of the ten best travel books of the year by the Sydney Morning Herald). His\u2026<\/p>\n

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