There's a Tale to This City

Bys: Attard, Jaidyn Luke and Ventress, Jay

When the city most needed kindness, the Dear Stranger letters began to appear on its walls.A restless, letter-writing backpacker named Jay crashes into the lives of two strangers: Johnny-a burnt-out, reclusive poet entangled in the mess of his own spiralling thoughts-and Rick-a scholar absorbed by the margins of footnotes and the silence of books. Jay drags them out of their narrow suburban worlds, disrupting their routines, taking them under his wing, to introduce them to the confronting chaos on the streets of Melbourne.Three unlikely dreamers embark on a transformative mission to record every voice and vision. The city cracks open. The gutters flood with tales. The Bathing Man. The Cardboard Preacher. The Rainbow Lady; each narrative peels back another layer of the metropolis. The trio abandon their assumptions-everything they think they know about the world, about people, about themselves-to learn how to notice, observe, and listen.Inspired by real encounters, There's a Tale to This City is an offbeat time capsule with storytelling and mateship at its heart. It's a tribute to how thoughtful attention reveals the quiet truths in daily life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0645702714
• ISBN13: 9780645702712
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Back Shed Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"