The Knife
By Sue Gourlay Tom told Benny; yeah sure, he’d definitely seen it, true. But I knew he hadn’t because there was no way he would have just stood there like that, looking through the water and not even trying to … Continued
Polo at Portsea
By Sue Gourlay *Polo at Portsea is a female coming-of-age story with sexual/erotic content.* (Note added by Geelong Writers) When Sally and I first went to bed, we wrapped our arms around each other and pretended we were making love … Continued
Dunkeld Writers Festival, 17-20 August 2023
By Jenny Hurley & Victoria Spicer Could there be any better way to spend a wintry weekend than in historic Dunkeld with a hundred or so fellow readers and writers? The second Dunkeld Writers Festival boasted a stellar line-up of … Continued
Tea-bag String Cowl / Tea with no strings attached
Tea with no strings attached by Guenter Sahr In the cool morning on the plantation’s slopes the dew gathers in the netting of my cowl. Its dampness caresses my aging face and my thoughts turn … Continued
Crashing Waves – Barwon Heads / Crashing Waves
Crashing Waves by Kimberley Rance The waves crash. Salty water wraps around my body. I’m lost within the surf’s foam. Fear overcomes me. My heart is fragmented; it’s in the eye of the storm, the waves … Continued
Deep in the Forest / Life in the Forest
Life in the Forest by Suzanne Miller On gnarled tree roots rhizomic mushrooms commune – new life from decay.
Colours of the Earth / World Roots
World Roots by Ben Sexton How long how deep do the world’s roots twine? Along paths of those who came before whose twists and turns are lost to memory Every year deeper still they grow and following those … Continued
Leaves in the Sunlight / Droplets of Joy
Droplets of Joy by Ivor Steven The leaves Azure and emerald Mother Nature’s Tear droplets of joy Daintily dangle Above sacred ground And faithfully Await baptism By cascading sunshine Thereafter The anointed leaves Eternally replenish Mother Nature’s Earthly … Continued