Memoir and celebration meditation and exploration sketches and simple vignette these are some of the varied fields through which Russell Erwin takes his readers in this latest collection which bears the hallmarks of his earlier work – an attention to the physical sensual world unsurprising in one who makes his living by ......
Catharine Keir chose her family well. At the time of her birth there was little support for families to raise a child with Down syndrome at home either within most families or from the community at large. The strength warmth and moral courage of the Keir family was just what Catharine needed. I found Edna’s story to be a delightfully ......
This is a collection of short stories for people who like a good yarn – a story they can finish in one go without having to mark the page and come back to a few days later only to realise that they have forgotten the plot and have to start all over again. You can tuck a short story collection into your bag to read on the train or the ......
Kylie Harrison is a community peer worker writer and comedian. In Pendulum Kylie writes about her journey and experience with bipolar mood disorder which she has been exploring in her creative writing for twenty years. She relishes any opportunity to express herself. She loves the variety in her writing and has a vision that her ......
This is a true account of my life an assessment validated by factual events and logical construct. It is not just a matter of opinion of what is right or wrong real or imagined. The story describes my experiences in the mental health system. The diagnosis is real the medication is real the reports are real. While my judgement can be seen ......
Edgar Williams grows up in Geelong Victoria in comfortable surrounds. His education at a private college enables him to enter the prestigious Australian Naval Academy. He graduates with flying colours and serves on the aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney III. Although Edgar is a champion boxer the commander treats him badly. Edgar wonders ......
'Stephen Matthews’s initiative in establishing Ginninderra Press has made a significant contribution to contemporary Australian literature providing welcome opportunities for both emerging and established writers. Matthews’s dedication and passion are the lifeblood of this unique independent publishing house which had its ......
When Miss Truelove discovers hatboxes full of papers after her mother’s death mysteries of her past begin to resolve. She is compelled to tell the story of her eccentric father Charles Truelove and the scandals surrounding his name. The Choir of Gravediggers takes us back to late nineteenth century Melbourne; a cemetery and a ......
"A Call to Listen is an oasis for those of us who take too little time to stop and refresh our senses. It is a journey through landscapes both familiar and new the beauty and the terror of the places we call home the histories we are living now and remember still. It bridges distance and carries us beyond our shores to examine ......
