User:Daviddball

David Daniel Ball

Born as a Capricorn Fire Horse 1967 in New York

Teacher, journalist and author

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Writings include

• Thief! (an autobiography)
• Big Heart (short story serial, part of Werewolves of Wynyard collection)
• The Mystery of Webster's Curse (short story)
• Ballad of Mitzy the Puppy (short story)
• Birth of the WEB (part of WEB, Whole Earth Biota, science fiction series)

As journalist, David founded Sydney's Conservative Weasel, Winter's Harvest, Astro Weasel's Space Club, Unsourced Humor and Sydney's Conservative.

Ancestors and Relations

Son of Samuel Ball (educator). Brother of John Ball. Nephew of Jack Ball (entrepeneur). Cousin of Jack Ryder (cricket).

Mak Sai Ying arrived in Sydney in 1818, under the name Mak O’Pong a wonderful readable account of his story is posted here.

Short Movies

Big Heart is about a poor boy in year 9 who is thinking of dropping out of school to become a drug lord. He discovers obstacles.

• Big Heart Video
• Big Heart text

Mystery of Webster's Curse is an Amityville Horror prequel. It describes how the house came to be on the market ..

• Mystery of Webster's Curse Video
• Mystery of Webster's Curse text

Ballad of Mitzy is sequel to Webster's Curse The Ballad is about an unseen character from Webster's Curse, that goes on mission when it's mistress is slain

• Ballad of Mitzy the Puppy Video
• Ballad of Mitzy the Puppy text

Documentaries and Campaigns

• Why Che Guevarra Is a Monster. A two parter, describing Che's life from birth to his time as Minister in Cuba. A factual account with sourced images. Words mostly from Wikipedia. A first attempt at documentary. Also posted in 12 parts on Youtube.

Part A, Part B

• The start of a series on the Middle East. Intended to cover the second intifada. The dialog in this is slower, and more precise. Written with sourced images.

Middle east War Overview followed by Mid East War Second Intifada Documentary

• Picking Cotton is a documentary on the public life of murdered Louisiana Policewoman Nicola Cotton. An Australian context is explored. Redfern riots. Macquarie Fields Riots. Cronulla Riots
• Clare Oliver's fight against solariums. I promised her before she died that I would speak out on the issue. We never met.

Clare Oliver Intro Clare Oliver: Too Close to the Flame. A collaboration.

• Hamidur Rahman's unjust death. His parents have been held partly responsible for what I believe to be a result of school negligence.

Open letter to the Premier of NSW Uncovering Hamidur Rahman's Death Did my government friend cover up schoolboy death? Testimony, why I am a Christian About the boy who died

Original Music and Poetry

• Robin Hood words by DDBall, Music by Lafayette, Programmed by Bibanova
• Everything is Illuminated
• Taken
• Chad It's Felicity
• Clare Oliver Tribute "Too Close to the Flame"
• A Hostage's Dream
• It's about love
• An Apology to a Boy that Died
• An End to Drought

Music Video

• Robin Hood words by DDBall, Music by Lafayette, Programmed by Bibanova
• Taken A tribute to Pamela Frances Ball
• Yearning from Loss is a collaborative effort. Lyrics written by Revive when he was 13
• Jackson 5 tribute to Saddam posted the day of the hanging, with video of Saddam's life
• Don't Wanna be Luvvd by You is a comedy, collaborative.
• Pern Question Song based on Dragonflight's song
• I Think of Sydney made for competition. I didn't get far

Comedy Video

• End of Despair Chess vs Death, at Christmas
• Good Luck Mr Gorsky Neil Armstrong's words?
• Pachydermic Personnel Predictor useful for business.
• Fat, Old Hugh Grant He is talented
• A Sociopath Sung by KDMan

Devotionals

• When I survey the wonderous cross featuring images of shroud and possible actual burial place
• Shine Jesus Shine a Kendrick piece
• I believe in Jesus
• Be Thou My Vision Beautiful music. Collaborative
• Shine Jesus Shine an early attempt by me
• The Servant King, tribute to Emmet and Cassidy
• Rumi, a reminder of the greatness of Islam
• Testimony, why I am a Christian
• Jesus Family Center's Mission Statement and short history

Werewolves of Wynyard

Published 2005 by ARKLIT productions

Werewolves of Wynyard is a collection of short stories set in a future Sydney where the cross city tunnel has opened a supernatural breach, changing how the people of Sydney see their universe.

"Sydney, a city ravaged by ghosts and werewolves, strange occurrences and vampire golf balls"

Short stories by:

• David Daniel Ball
• Mike Blair
• David Buchwald
• Ben Casimir
• Andrew Constantine
• Thomas Crawford
• Richard Heagren-Gibbs
• Allan Ross Kreuter (also editor)
• Gillian Tang
• Marcus Young

External Sites

• Music/Video work
• Unsourced Humor
• Sydney's Conservative
• Story tales with multimedia links