Fiction
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HURA
The story behind the story: This rather random short story was inspired by the title of a poem which popped into my head not long ago: Cutting the Cloth of Heaven. This story was based upon the phrase, and grew… Continue reading
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THE DAY THE RAIN CAME
The story behind the story: This piece was partly inspired by the dry summer we’ve had and by something else I can’t really put into words – perhaps the idea that spiritual things may coexist alongside physical things… Nonethless, such… 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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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
Grace Fatchen 