The art of a storyteller has always been performance. The curtains draw, the stage rises – a floating sea of burnished wood and plank above …
Shadow Play
Trishta
King of Hearts
Saturday was the rumour of a thunderstorm. The radio garbled as the interference grew even worse, until the words of the newscaster became barely decipherable. …
Haïta
It has never been a lonely place. The mountains are – for all its cold and unforgiving nature – never quite devoid of weary travellers …
The Gardener’s Logbook
The Gardener’s Logbook, to be kept private and confidential. Listings of greenhouse inhabitants classified, reference from research database. Further unique specimens acquired recently from abroad …
Imago
They say drowning is one of the worst ways to die. It takes anywhere from mere seconds to an estimated three minutes. It is natural …
Pages of Chaos
Despite the jacket, it’s cold. Sitting in front of the ground-level windows, legs crossed and arms folded, they try to vanish into the cracks of …
Literary Bans and Burnings
Thousands of years ago, the phrase ‘death of the author’ took on an entirely unfortunate – and much more literal – meaning, when Chinese Emperor …
The Auction
The Final Sales of Simon Carruthers 20th February, 1997 Item – Antique comb Material: Tortoiseshell, epoxy resin Bidding Starts: $1500 A classic Victorian-era hair accessory, …
Alone At The Edge
Summer took all the sea birds. There is a barely imperceptible hollow lurking within the cliff-face; a silver thread of emptiness beneath the moonlight, carved …
Life & Death in Literature
Life and death, humans are familiar with these two. We experience the stunning fruits life has to offer, and we all know that there will …