A Girl, A Lion and a Sailor’s Hornpipe
“Hey! What the hell are you doing in here?” To say I’m surprised to find a lion in my usual hook up place is underestimating …
Author: Amanda Gambas
The Boat
A little wooden boat bobs restlessly in the inky sea. The starless sky offers no relief. Blackness descends and closes in. A figure in the …
Carly
Carly is barely noticeable in a crowd. She’s of average height, has average shoulder-length brown hair. Her clothes do not induce anyone to comment on …
Denver, Colorado – A Shocking Tale
My hair is still standing on end, like a bad beehive that’s half fallen down. Trying to smile for the photo, it just looks like …
Dandenong Ranges Botanical Gardens
“What are those phallic looking ones there?” My friend Kathryn asks. “They’re Echiums, the bees love them. Echium cobalt towers I’d say. I’ve got some …
Bicycle Secrets
I saw my bike today. A homeless man with steel wool for hair was wheeling it along the footpath in Boronia Square. I loved that …
My Mother was Six Foot One
My mother was six foot one. When she was nineteen she had fall from her horse and suffered terrible spinal injuries. After two years of …
The Boy and the Azure Sky
The boy’s orange shorts stand out against the azure skyHe has one foot on his skateboardas it balances on the lip of the bowlI crouch …
Down But Not Out By The Docks
Baker sits alone in a filthy bedsit, in the gritty, down and out area by the docks. His clothes look and smell like they haven’t …
This one time I thought I was going to die at sea
The Florida morning is warm and the sea is calm. Just like every day since Harry and I arrived at Key West. Walking onto the …