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 …
Tag: Writing
Dirty Dancing
Last year we were on holiday in, Bendigo, Ballarat, not sure, some place that begins with a ‘B’. Holiday houses are one of the few …
Voice
Mountain Ash Chapter supports the inclusion of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Australia’s federal parliament, and the amendment to the Constitution which …
Lightscape, A Psychedelic Winter Wonderland
The deep resonance of digeridoo welcomes you through the gates of Lightscape, at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne. Mandalas, created of light, shine Australian …
Flutter
I hit a rosella todayWhile driving along Burwood Highway.I saw it and two othersFly across in front of meFrom the medium strip.Too late.I heard the …
Why Broken Hill?
A couple of people I spoke to before we left nodded and said enthusiastically that they “loved the place” but others looked a little quizzical …
Fear
It was a scenario Tommy had sought to avoid, since forever. Now, to his dismay, it was upon him. As he turned away from his …
My Kid’s Creative Writing Homework Which Is Definitely Not A Story About Some YouTube Gamer He Idolises
Once upon a time there was a boy named Ben. Ben was not a YouTube gamer. Ben was very boring. Ben didn’t even know there …
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 …
Democracy???? Hypocrisy!!!
I was only a year old when Roe v Wade was in front of the supreme court (1973). I was a mother of an 8-year-old …