Regional Futures
In mid-2022, artist Tania Hartigan (Wallabadah) and I were lucky enough to receive an art commission from Create NSW through the Regional...
A note on process
Process is very individual but for me the most important thing is to start. I'm not very keen on meticulous planning. Some planning, a...
Flash fiction: The eavesdropper
Tim climbed the stairs to the top floor of the radio telescope's observatory. Stopping three steps short of the platform he thought about...
Flash fiction: The side hustle
Thistle leaned in closer, trying to read the type on the label mounted next to the painting she’d been admiring. She moved the foot of...
Flash fiction: The village
The sand blew in, in piles, through open doors and filled every cavity of every room. Stationed here with the archaeological team, I had...
Flash fiction: The disappearing act
Today was the day she would disappear. She’d rehearsed it so many times in her head, so many iterations, so many variables. For many...
Flash fiction: The tea party
The guests all straightened up in their seats. The Princess had lost her temper, and now, as she re-entered the room, composed again,...
Flash fiction: Dusty
“I wonder what it looked like in space with all those balloons.” “What? Oh yes.” Distractedly, Mona did up the last small button on his...
Flash fiction: The black pot
A small cast iron pot sat in the far corner of the little hut. Deep tribal voices echoed around, bellowing, baying and clamorous. The...
Flash fiction: Platonic
Macy started it one late Saturday night when they were all slightly inebriated. Slipping away with Fisher’s iPhone, she had him signed...