Australian Writers’ Centre

Memories

‘You know Larry the lawn mower man saw a shark bite a seal in half out there,’ Kate hears as she emerges from the surf. ‘You love telling me that, don’t you Gordon,’ Kate laughs as she strides up the beach, sand squeaking under her feet. Barking and tail wagging, her cocker spaniel Charlie, rushesContinue reading “Memories”

The Secret Keepers

Waves pummel the beach, lashing the sand as the sea rushes to claim me. I squeal and race up the steep, winding path to the cabin. As I scramble to the top of the cliff, black clouds open and lightening streaks across the sky. “Maggie, Maggie,” my mother demands, her voice carried away by theContinue reading “The Secret Keepers”