short fiction

  • Broken Rules, news

    A couple of pieces of good news today. Broken Rules and Other Stories is now available from the Transit Lounge website, here, and from Readings, here. The official release date is 1 September, so this is an early opportunity to get hold of a copy of the book. It’s nice to know it’s finally out

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  • 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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  • Cover To Cover | Armistice Day Centenary — Elwood Writers

    ‘Chloe gazed back, took him in. His eyes, amber, liquid, and deep, were those of an artist. Despite the bravado of liquor, the earlier mirth with his friend, she saw that the boy was troubled, a soldier uncertain, unskilled in dissembling, and powerless to control the play of emotions across his face.’ This Friday at

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  • The House In The Sky | Vision Australia Radio

    My short story The House In The Sky will be read by Tim McQueen on Cover To Cover and broadcast on Vision Australia Radio this Friday, 2 November, at 8 PM (AEST), repeated Sunday 4 November at 1.30 PM (AEST). Cover To Cover is produced and presented by Tim McQueen, and can be heard on

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