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 her first 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.

Grace likes writing stories because it helps her to see things in a different light.

This is where the Authors of The Moving Pen share their 100 Word stories. Little bites of literary bounty.

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.

Steph O’Connell took to fiction writing recently and is making up for lost time. Steph is a self professed voyeur of the gritty challenges that change lives for better or worse. Steph lives in Australia and is drawn to the cut and thrust between global powers and the history behind their games.