short stories
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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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Winter 2019’s edition of Roomers magazine – Reading, WRiting and Roomers – is available now. My short stories ‘Ernie’ and ‘The Writer’ are included in this issue. If you’d like to read the magazine but can’t get hold of a print copy, it’s available to download, along with past issues, here. More information on the
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Next week, Vision Australia Radio gives us another chance to listen to a favourite Cover To Cover program from its recent archives. A reading of one of my short stories is included. Broadcast times are Friday 7 June at 8:00 pm, repeated 1:30 pm on Sunday 9 June. This post was edited to correct the
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Roomers #65 | Summer 2018 | That Was Then, This Is Now.
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“And the friend will ask what comes next now that the animal is held in place, is transfixed and bound by a strange spell. Kesh will say that the magic (and he’ll say this word shyly, because he still feels a little modest in this regard) only goes so far, only goes as far as
Barry Lee Thompson 