“The magic lasts only a couple of minutes. You’ve got to be ready, here it comes.” Dr. Tom Robertson said to himself …
A Black Velvet Farewell
Written By Amanda Hemmings
‘I didn’t expect you this early, Dad.’ She was as brittle as usual, a blonde shadow, sitting stiffly in the velvet gold …
8 Min Read
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Written By Rob Wilcher
A man stood in front of the bathroom mirror, and thought, Tomorrow I am seventy, and I have nothing to show for …
8 Min Read
The Valley
Written By Paul Nicholls
[Hi Moving Pens – this was my entry for the Nature Writing competition – no comments required] Impatient and hot after being …
18 Min Read
Love this City
Written By Tracie McMahon
“Where?” I ask. “Redfern,” he replies. My white middle-class upbringing shudders. I remember Redfern when I was young, but that’s not what …
3 Min Read
Grandfather Tree
Written By Tracie McMahon
Surrounded by these smooth three-hundred-year-old trunks, We are but saplings passing through. (Kirkpatrick, V. The Blue Gum Forest)[i] The infographics are arranged …
17 Min Read
Places of Harm and Healing
Written By Rob Wilcher
Can an Australian landscape be located overseas? I think so. This is a story of two landscapes, one of harm and one …
21 Min Read
The Gift Part 10 – True
Written By Rob Wilcher
Geoffrey stood on the roadside in the morning sun. Peak hour had just begun, and cars were starting to queue in the …
18 Min Read
Writer’s Blank
Written By Tracie McMahon
Yesterday was a good day. I wrote. Ideas flowed, channelled from my fingertips in a steady flow of consciousness. The moving pen …
2 Min Read
School Ghosts
Written By Eva Chow
Three ghosts live in this toilet block. They were students of this school. It’s been said that you could see the long …
2 Min Read