10 minMusingsCovid BlogBy Lea Weaver I began recording this progress as a series of Facebook entries for my own benefit, as something to do while I was sick....
11 minShort StoryThe Red DressBy Patricia Poppenbeek ‘I don’t want to go,’ I said to my stepfather. I glanced at Mum, but her eyes were on him, her whole body thin...
5 minShort StoryThe Timely Chocolate ShopBy Patricia Poppenbeek I’m interested in chocolate, goddesses (several of whom, like Aine and Queen Mab, became fairies), time travel...
10 minShort StoryOne DayBy Geoffrey Dobbs Samson, my father's old dog, was left behind that morning. He lay at our feet beneath the kitchen table, thumping our...
1 minPoetryMulka's caveBy Geoffrey Dobbs A once sacred place stripped, exposed and violated. Gaping nakedly. We hesitate, peering in - embarrassed, maybe by...
1 minPoetryLuna ParkBy Geoffrey Dobbs Luna Park in winter – on the big dipper only seagulls scream (Image by Eepeng Cheong on Unsplash)
1 minPoetryThe ClimberBy Geoffrey Dobbs For Anne Slight, the fingers’ slip, but enough. Brief the fall from light to dark, a fledgling’s flight, no more. But...
7 minShort StoryA parade of ghostsBy Terry Hastings The kid in the photograph is thin and timid-looking. She clutches nervously at her dress with one hand and shades her...
9 minShort StoryTeaching my mother to danceBy Terry Hastings When music played on the radio, I sometimes tried to waltz my mother around our small suburban kitchen. The polished...