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Welcome to The Moving Pen
The Moving Pen is a group of early writers who met at a writer’s course in Bronte, NSW (Australia) and want to showcase their creativity for the public to enjoy.
Each of us has committed to producing a short story each month – that’s roughly 4 or 5 stories each month assuming we’re all on time.
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Copyright in each story belongs to the author.

This Month's Short Stories

Ode to an Ossuary
Posted by Amanda Hemmings
Truth is buried in our backyard. It pushes up the weed and paspalum, the wet-the-beds and buffalo. It sucks on the sandy …
2 Min Read

Plein Air
Posted by Tracie McMahon
I “What do you reckon she does all day?” Leah says as she stares toward the verandah through the dust-caked window of …
9 Min Read

Salt Spray
Posted by Rob Wilcher
Skimming stones at Cape Leveque, two hundred kilometres north of Broome, near King Sound, with king tides, the ocean blood red in …
3 Min Read

Scene with a Reuben
Posted by Rob Wilcher
‘Put the knife down, mutherfucka!’ Rohan smelled the man’s sweat. He placed his knife on the bench and turned to the man …
6 Min Read

Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Posted by Paul Nicholls
…Welcome back to radio station WQLX Ohio, and now we have a special treat for all those at tonight’s concert… ‘Oh my …
20 Min Read
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Joe, The Commuter
The Authors at The Moving Pen
These are the faces behind the most popular posts.
- Originally from Dublin Ireland and now living and working in Sydney Australia. Ali has always been interested in writing funny emails, quirky columns and is now trying to turn her observations of the funny things we all do into stories!
- Apart from working relentlessly on writing yet another novel, Amanda reads. And reads. And reads. Totally for escapism. Anything from high literature to spy thrillers. Loves Southern gothic, history, alternative fiction, well-written crime novels. She doesn’t love the current state of the world, but remains sanguine. Most of the time.
- I write about home, family, friends and all the undercurrents of love.
- Paul is a writer with a taste for comedy, mystery, history, and just a little bit of magic. His musings on nothing in particular can be found on paulnichollswriter.com
- We passed this way. Some of us were lucky enough to be. And even if we chose to spend our time in misery we were. That is the point and the glory of it. We were. And we know this one event, this one triumph, will not recur. For when we have ceased to be, and all is said and done, we will join those who never had our chance, the multitude of None.
- Tracie acknowledges the traditional owners of the Dharug, Gundungurra and Wiradjuri lands which inspire much of her writing, and on which she is grateful to walk, write and paint. This respect extends to all Aboriginal and First Nations people and leaders, past, present and emerging.
Tracie likes to write about place, belonging and silence (intended and unintended) and hopes her readers will be left with a desire to explore and create their own stories. Her writing can also be found at Lithgow Area Local News, https://lithgowlocalnews.com/ and Bushwalk Australia Magazine https://bushwalk.com/magazine.
The Authors at The Moving Pen
These are the faces behind the most popular posts.