Dave Franklin
David Franklin was born in 1971 and educated at Cardiff University, but now lives in Brisbane. He has won absolutely no awards for anything.
'Don't you realise you can get by without other people? They're the ones who make you sad. They're the ones who let you down, who disappointyou. And a troubled heart's such a chore.'
Every year, thousands of people travel to faraway lands to to teach English as a foreign language. The fools. One such expat is Paul Taylor, a heartbroken Aussie looking for a fresh start in a South Korean classroom. The lack of training isn't much of a help, but it's the baffling natives and unhinged flatmates that really start to convince him he's crash-landed in another galaxy.
And on Planet Andong, no one can hear you scream.