Mountain Ash Chapter is a community of writers based in and around the Dandenong Ranges. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment and invite you to enjoy our collected works or contact us if you are interested in becoming involved.
The strong gusts of wind were unyielding, relentlessly tugging at her umbrella and sending her auburn locks whipping around her face. The ribbon that had held her hair in place was now loose and tangled, and she gave up trying to push it back. When she had left home that morning, the sun had been …
We are standing in front of a group of giant ceramic pumpkins on the third floor of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. They are glazed and quite pretty, plump orange bellies, curly green stalks. Probably needed a giant kiln. I can see the how. I just can’t see the why. “What do you …
‘We can’t do it,’ says Roman, wiping his tears. ‘It’s too hard. I’m telling Mum.’ ‘No! We promised Grandad,’ says his twin Rommy. ‘But, how can we get him down the stairs?’ ‘The kayak,’ says cousin George. ‘We know about the kayak, …Ohhh!’ says Rommy, ‘we bring it here, and kayak him down the staircase!’ …