Barry Lee Thompson

fiction

  • Front of the House

    Look at him working. The way he smiles at every customer. He’s impeccable. But when he goes to his room at the back, at the side of the kitchen, the smile is gone. He sips clear liquor from a teacup, mutters under his breath, and watches everything through the round glass in the top of…

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  • Broken Rules and Other Stories

    Broken Rules is now scheduled for release on 1 September. We hope that by then conditions might have become more favourable for a new title to hit the shelves. I’ll be looking forward to it. Until then, stay safe and take good care. Happy reading and writing, as always.

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  • Back to School

    Originally posted on Elwood Writers: Go back to school this week as Vision Australia Radio repeats a favourite episode of its weekly literary program Cover to Cover from January 2018, featuring stories written and in some cases read on air by Elwood Writers. You can hear the show in Melbourne at 8:00pm this Friday, repeated…

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  • New in May

    Broken Rules and Other Stories has been selected by The Age as one of ‘The books to read in 2020’. It’s in the new voices section of the article. The listing has the original release date of August, but the title was brought forward and is coming out in May. There’s more information at the…

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  • Broken Rules and Other Stories | May 2020, Transit Lounge

    Broken Rules and Other Stories is my first collection of fiction. It’s being published in May by Transit Lounge. The collection is included in The Sydney Morning Herald feature ‘The books to read in 2020’. From derelict industrial districts, to a lonely highway diner, to the faded charm of a British seaside resort, these are…

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