I’m sitting beneath the hot scribbly gum that stands almost dead centre in the play area that backs on to the townhouses, …
Plein Air
Written 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
Ode to an Ossuary
Written 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
Hackl and Klopp
Written By Paul Nicholls
‘Fe-lix! Fe-lix!’ the crowd chanted as the next rider trotted on to the arena aboard a chestnut stallion. He raised his crash …
11 Min Read
Salt Spray
Written 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
Written 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
Written 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
A Dish Best Served Cold
Written By Amanda Hemmings
He’d left a note in their letterbox – without his name, of course – telling them to cease the noise or …
12 Min Read
Health or Wealth?
Written By Eva Chow
He squinted his left eye when he spoke. It was a look that one might make if they were feeling skeptical. Phil …
16 Min Read
Invisible Woman
Written By Tracie McMahon
Roseanna is playing, but it’s not the original. I remember swaying along at a high school dance to that song in 1982. …
9 Min Read