Snack-size short stories spanning grief, love, relationships, crime and regret, including Shame the Stars – winner of the 2024 Banjo Paterson Short Story Award and The Self-Saucing Cookbook – published on the Little Old Lady US comedy website.
Microfiction is the art of writing stories of 100-300 words. The following is a 100-word humorous orbituary for a trend I wish would go out of fashion that won the September 2026 Little Old Lady website...
On cue, every year, the migration occurs.
When the last humpback breaches the waves and the final tail slaps the water, it begins.
And the warmer it gets, the more they come.
Hands shade squinting...
This short story was inspired by Wavelength, an original artwork by Miriam Shilling as part of the 2025 Eurobodalla Literary and Art Salon.
‘People are like water; eventually, they find their level.‘
This...
The low hum of conversation greets me as I push open the door. Then I’m hit with the unmistakable scent of lemon.
‘Good morning, ladies,’ I call to five women perched on battered armchairs and crammed...
