10 Reasons To Give Books For Christmas
🎄1. Books are easy to wrap: Books always look lovely with their pristine corners folded in and their pleasing geometry. 🎄2. Books never go out …
Tag: Mountain Ash Chapter
The Dome
“Faster!” calls Tad over his shoulder, as they younger ones start to fall behind. “Keep going, you must keep going!” The sound of heavy boots …
And so it goes
The mess on the tableThreatens methe haphazard papers balding pens useless blunt scissorsmurky mugs open dusty laptops tissues scrawled on coffee stained calendarcards for this …
Watching Me
Four in the morning, I’m leaving for the airportIn the mirror I see you standing at the doorWatching me,crying My eyes feel the prickle fromthe …
T’was the Night
T’was the day before LIA HILLS and all through the night,MAC authors were working to make the class right! They counted their questions and sharpened …
Acknowledgment of Country
Last night, my husband Stu and I went to a wonderful piano recital. The music was augmented by perpetually kinetic graphics on two large screens. …
Marinated Fairy Queen
A werewolf enjoys the sights and smells of the empty streets of Paris on Christmas morning, whilst looking for its next feed.
The Book-Cat
She hunts down storieslike elusive miceEvery whispered wordTrembles, prey-hesitant On the tip of her whiskerThe arc of narrativeJust beyond reach Of her silky pawAs she …
A Curiosity of Consequence by Kel White – Book Review
I’ve just finished reading A Curiosity of Consequence by our very own MAC author, Kel White, and find myself desperately reluctant to be dragged out …
The Most Unexpected Sight Imaginable
‘Wait, stop…’ she screamed, chasing me down the corridor. ‘Don’t open the door.’ I opened the door and almost lost my breath. It was the …