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.
Recent Posts
- Memories of a Lantern Keeper
I worked in colours no sun could hold,in blues that bruised the air,in golds that kept their heartbeatlong after candles guttered there. Montsalvat was just young then,all scaffolds, dust, and dream;yet something in its mortarknew more of me than seemed. I felt it first in the winter:a sunken tremor in the lead,a warmth inside the … - The Virelli
The Virelli never said “we are here.” They only ever said, “we are passing through.” By the time Lethra was old enough to walk without stumbling, she already knew the first truth of Shadvasa: stillness was forgetting. The tribe moved at dawn, as always—not because dawn was sacred, but because it was the hour when … - California One: 3. Universal Studios, or I Regret Everything
And I do, I really do. I regret every choice I’ve ever made in life that has brought us to this misbegotten moment. Everyone around us is screaming. I am screaming. The wail rips from my mouth as my stomach lurches downwards. My eldest son grabs my hand, his terror pressing into my bones. One …