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I've Shown You Mine, Now Show Me Yours, Part IV.

How's the serenity? The call to Show Me Your Writing Desk in all its raw, unedited glory, has revealed some wonderfully contrasting examples of writing rooms. We've seen tidy, light-tight, aesthetic and unkempt. To add to the theory that a chaotic desk is the product of a creative mind, I present the writing desks of Joshua Lee, Rhys Muldoon and my Hungarian translator:

Left: The anarchic, L-shaped desk of writer/director Joshua Lee. This entry rivals 'Anonymous' for sheer chaos, and includes headphones, mixing desk, several hard drives, two monitors, empty food bowls, a coffee container, bus ticket, lighter, overflowing ash tray and a cigarette packet. 'I do actually have a desk under all the mess,' he promises.

Middle: The desk of actor and writer Rhys Muldoon, who recently co-wrote the children's book Jasper and Abby and the Great Australia Day Kerfuffle with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Multiple books, letters, a cigarette packet, empty food wrapper, eye drops, and a Les Murray book of poems feature. His laptop is not visible. 'Obscured is my pen, which I also use,' he says. The creative use of the blue plastic hanger remains a mystery.

Right: The writing desk of Gergely, who says, 'There's nothing more comfortable than sitting in my gran's old and ugly armchair while working as a translator. I added the Hungarian copy of Fetish, which I happen to have translated.' Books, paperwork, sticky notes, unidentified scraps of garbage and eye drops (a recurring theme for writers) feature.

Quid pro quo. We've shown you ours, now show us yours, and I'll continue to post the best on The Book Post..

Go on, show us where you write.

Happy reading,
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