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BOOK REVIEW #5
The first phrase in this ruddy account of the Plague in 17th century England runs thus: A parcel of patterns brought the Plague to Eyam. Published in the 1980s, A Parcel of Patterns is the sort of historical fiction I… Continue reading
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THE DAY SPENCER HUEGOLD DIED
The story behind the story: Wrote this one while holidaying in Tumby Bay and walking past the local sea-front hospital almost everyday… It was a dry, overcast, sea-smacked day when they took Spencer Huegold to the cemetery. The air reeked… Continue reading
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SOMETHING BLUE
Originally, I wrote this short story for a uni assignment. I ended up submitting it to the Tasmanian Writer’s Prize and it got shortlisted and published in Forty South’s Annual Short Story Anthology. Something Blue tells the simple story of… Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW #4
Willa Cather’s writing is pertinent – I remember reading O Pioneers! for the first time. I will never forget it. Set on the American frontier, it follows the lives of the pioneer women who worked the land and watched the… Continue reading
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Linton the Suburbanite (PART III)
I know it’s been a while, but here’s the third part to Linton’s story. Enjoy! PART III There she is, sitting coyly in the corner, hair done up with curls and twists, and she’s rotating the watch on her wrist.… Continue reading
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