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The Life To Come

Michelle de Kretser

The dazzling new novel from Michelle de Kretser, author of Questions of Travel, bestseller and winner of the Miles Franklin Award. 'I so much admire Michelle de Kretser's formidable technique ... she can create a sweeping narrative which encompass...

The First Rise Of The Valley

Venom P. Stinger

Swipe right, double tap, hit that button like you mean it. A look inside the solipsistic world of a social media 'influencer'.

War Babies.

A character's birth in 1950's britain

Duvall Osteen: Advice from an Agent

Duvall Osteen, Literary Agent from Aragi in NY, gives the lowdown on agenting with some gems of advice for aspiring writers.

RockStar

Chasam A. Blidi

The boys of Darker Dayz live for the parties, groupies, and alcohol. The six of them have been close since highschool letting nothing get in their way, not even their parents. She's troubled and broken with only an abusive, negligent brother to ca...

GOD ATE MY LUNCH

About an abused child and the horrific consequences,

Roadkill

A bizzare encounter on a back road leads to both tragedy and regret. A short story from my collection (published here) entitled "The Comfort of Secrets"

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley - a sequel to The Adventures of T...

Film-Language.

A story about an actor doing a low-budget educational film about the resurrection of the aboriginal Kaurna language. An old story of mine.

That Elusive Bishop Moment

That Elusive Bishop Moment is a self-discovery saga of two unusually introspective teenagers. Set in a collection of fictitious towns in Tamil Nadu, India, the story tracks Jay's quest to embrace his inner goodness and to awaken the same spirit in...

What to Do About the Solomons

From a remarkable new voice in fiction comes a transporting debut, a hilarious multigenerational family saga set in Israel, New York, and Los Angeles that explores the secrets and gossip-filled lives of a kibbutz community near Jerusalem

Jove

Anna Spargo-Ryan

Alice and her brother Jove are walking. They've got a couple of Icy Poles, a kid they found at the park, and a man driving a Coke truck, and they're headed for the Murray River. But things go awry, as things do. The kid from the park isn't quite ...

Long Distance

Kaushani Majumder

"I remember running. Running, and running, and running. And, I remember me. Failing." All he wanted to do was see them smile. Life had other plans, though.

Safety Information

Pay attention to the safety information at the beginning of each plane flight because it might save your life, they say. But the narrator of this complete story pays attention to it because he dreams of being a hero. Then the day comes when he can...

Nimono

Bethany Darling

“My god is grotesque. She drags her gnarled feet, lymphatic beneath the weight of her rage, towards the moon at which she howls. A deity raised by wolves. She will bend the world until it fits into the palm of her hand, letting it wither and die f...

New WIP

Anna Spargo-Ryan

A historical fiction story based on rights for women in SA in the 1890s. (Pregnancy/loss content)

The Space Between The Earth and The Moon is Called.

Out of my Depth - final draft

Out of My Depth is a short story about facing up to an ageing parent's dementia.

The Memory Bones

Amanda O'Callaghan

This short story was a finalist in the Carmel Bird Short Story Award, selected by Amanda Lohrey (2012). An elderly lady, afflicted with dementia, reveals the answer to a decades-long murder mystery.

Violent Delights

onion

one layer after the other one day different from another

The Revolution of the Moon

Andrea Camilleri

From one of Italy's greatest living writers comes remarkable account of an exceptional woman who rises to power in 17th century Sicily and brings about sweeping changes that threaten the iron-fisted patriarchy, before being cast out in a coup afte...

A Dance Between Devil and Death

Reconciling the difference between soldier, and murderer, one man tries to answer the question for himself, wielding his sword until he meets someone who dares to call him a friend. One becomes two in an expanding lineup of souls seeking salvation...

The Strange Legend Of Salvador Bass

The Strange Legend of Salvador Bass, takes readers on a journey into the mind of the reclusive writer who, despite being left for dead as a child, grew up to become the founder of the Bathtub Surrealism style of writing. First published in 2002, R...

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What to Do About the Solomons

Bethany Ball Literary Fiction

From a remarkable new voice in fiction comes a transporting debut, a hilarious multigenerational family saga set in Israel, New York, and Los Angeles that explores the secrets and gossip-filled lives of a kibbutz community near Jerusalem

To Become a Whale

Ben Hobson Literary Fiction

The story of a young boy who has recently lost his mother, trying to make sense of the world of men and then embarking on a breathtaking adventure of his own - a stunning literary debut in the tradition of Favel Parrett's Past the Shallows and Tim...

The Gulf - Chapter 1

Anna Spargo-Ryan Literary Fiction

Skye’s sixteen, and her mum’s got yet another new boyfriend. Trouble is, Jason’s bad news. Really bad. Now Mum’s quit her job and they’re all moving north to Port Flinders, population nobody.

The Museum of Modern Love

Heather Rose Literary Fiction

Sample the first chapter from the winner of the 2017 Stella Prize, a novel inspired by performance artist Marina Abramović.

The Lost Pages

Marija Peričić Literary Fiction

Sample the first chapter from the winner of the 2017 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award. A fictional memoir of Czech writer Max Brod, filtered through his relationship with Franz Kafka. Published by Allen & Unwin.

MIKHAIL AND MARGARITA

Julie Lekstrom Himes Literary Fiction

“This richly imagined retelling of [Bulgakov's] lean years—which gave rise to his phantasmagoric novel The Master and Margarita—mixes fact and fiction to create a narrative that is both foreign and familiar.” - The New Yorker. Published by Europa ...

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Who?

When a mysterious night need an explanation. David Louis will ask each suspect what happened that very night for the answer. If or when you read this book make sure to gather clues.

Mirror

There's always new games and stories that will make you scared. Read this and test your braveness.

Nimono

Bethany Darling Literary Fiction

“My god is grotesque. She drags her gnarled feet, lymphatic beneath the weight of her rage, towards the moon at which she howls. A deity raised by wolves. She will bend the world until it fits into the palm of her hand, letting it wither and die f...

Thugged Out

Lelii Weary Non-Fiction

This story about a girl named ryan who tryna get out of a tough life (Book One of the thugged out series) feedback would be nice YES this is my new page

A World Of Opinion

Charlotte Short Stories

This is a book of different stories in each chapter that the character is a minor character and they tell their story.

The Girl At Wolf Fire Falls

Raven Moon Fantasy Fiction

This is a story of a girl who knew her legends were true and saved her village because of it with the help of her wolf.

Hacked

土橋瑠璃 Adult

What happens when your secrets are exposed for everyone to see? Well in this story Rika finds out the reason why and puts an end to it.

Akumu Park

土橋瑠璃 Adventure

Every amusement park has its joyful experiences. But this particular amusement park isn't so amusing!

F C U K Paris!

Allan G Fenech Short Stories

As the winter chill sets in on Paris, their separated love is set to reunite. As his heart glows warm, will her chilled hesitating heart see his frozen too? Or will they find their old selves on the warmth of sunlit beaches again.

Smile for the Coup D'état

Sean R. Cameron Literary Fiction

Broke, drunk, and caught up in the mayhem of a military coup d'état in Thailand, Peter and his dangerously charismatic friend, Joseph, double down on their pursuit of destructive obsessions. But the crimes that they have committed together are be...

The Logic Engine

Liam Ryan Science Fiction

A person wakes up with no memories or knowledge of the world, the only thing he knows is that he has the ability to teleport himself. On his journey he will discover the world as well as his past. Each chapter is an event in his life and in each o...

Tilting Homeward

Diane O'Leary Fiction

Gypsy wandering, adventure, travel, the meanderings and quirky workings of fate that hint at a grand plan we are all living out, and how it works out for two people in the end.

the life cycle of light

Denise Ann Short Stories

Nobody knows who started the tradition of losing things, but it's a long-standing one. For some, it is taken in stride. Others do their best to avoid it. Many risk it - at a certain price, of course. What are you willing to lose?

Barbara

Barbara Johnson spends every August hosting her grown up son’s family, a team of ungrateful humans of varying size and shape who run wild throughout her small home on the quiet side of Lake Tulsley.

She's Not There

Leonard is walking home one night, an ordinary evening until he finds himself in another place.

Outlaw Earthling

Leonard is an outlaw, belonging neither here nor there. In this story, Leonard has a task he must complete, which he really, really doesn't want to. Vroom.

So Late So Soon

Nora Biggs is an event planner working in the affluent community of Glenn Cove. She has been contacted by a lawyer who tells her that her father, whom she's been long estranged from, has died. One of his last requests is for Nora to pull off an un...

You and me - short stories

Laura Cordero Literary Fiction

Snapshots of moments in time.

Supplanted

Brandon North Horror

Flash Fiction: a farrier goes to shoe a horse that seemingly hates him, only to be communicated mysteriously by a voice through his radio, leading to a ominous chain of events.

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Adaleide in Ozghard

Cliff Jones, Jr. Fantasy Fiction

A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and winds up somewhere over the rainbow. Adaleide's arrival in "the Enduring Land" results in the death of a beloved leader, so she and her inner "Ada" will have to tread lightly to make it back home alive. ...

Music for New People

David Biddle LGBT

Life gets weirder beginning with the summer you are 15. You start to see a sad beauty at odd moments. You begin to hope you might really fall in love. Your cousin shows up as someone else entirely. Your older brother becomes confusing because some...