Someone knocked on my front door. From my bedroom window I could see a dash of blonde hair but nothing else. Another knock. And again. Knock. Knock. Knock. Knock. Knock. When I opened the door she pushed inside, grabbed me by the throat and shoved me against the exposed brick wall. She loomed over me. …
Letters From the Road: Gold Coast
Dear Dreamers, It's good to have family. Especially family that happen to live along the south east coast of QLD and can put you up on your way to NSW. My cousin in Brisbane and my aunt and uncle on the Gold Coast did (and continue to do) that. We've been wined and dined and …
Letters from the Road: Emerald
Dear Dreamers, I'm busting out the WordPress app on my phone for the first time. I really should have done it sooner. You may have gotten more regular updates that way. Oh well. Since last I wrote we have travelled from Townsville to Cape York and back again... and then down to Emerald. We've started …
Letters from the Road: April 2017
Dear Dreamers, Our last month in Capalaba has begun (last five weeks if you want to be technical). It's exciting and nerve racking, because after we leave we literally have no place to go. The safety nets gone, or at least its back in Victoria, and we'll really be the gypsy's everyone jokes that we …
Letters from the Road: March 2017
Dear Dreamers, Today is Mat and my first full day in Queensland. We have settled in to my parents old house for the next few months before it is handed over to its new owners. Its a strange feeling being back here without my parents and knowing its the last time but I'm very glad …
Short Story Competitions – March 2017
I've been doing a lot of research into upcoming short story competitions this year with the intention of submitting to as many as I can. Since I've done the research I figure I should share it. So here is my list of short fiction competitions with deadlines in March. Happy submitting! F(r)iction Winter Literary Competition …
Celebrate Every Success
As a writer there are a lot rejections, disappointments and struggles. So when you have a win, it's important to celebrate it. Appreciate every little success that comes your way, you deserve it. This week my first newspaper article was published in the Tatura Guardian. It was really exciting to see may name in print, …
Letters from the Farm: August
Dear Writers, Readers and Daydreamers, I am writing this from the back deck of my farm cottage. The dog is hunting for treats I threw into the yard and bees are seeking out the tiny mauve flowers that have sprouted across the lawn since the temperature picked up. I’ve taken the day off from the community centre where …
Interview: Helen Scheuerer
Helen Scheuerer is a creative writer and novelist based in Sydney, Australia. She has completed multiple degrees, her debut novel is due to be published later this year, she's the founder of a small press and is generally pretty amazing. She tell's us all about it below! Tell us a bit about yourself and your writing? Sure …
In which many good things happen
I’ve been having a string of good luck lately. In the last week I received my Masters degree from Deakin in the mail, placed first in The Writing Junction Mentorship and Microfiction competition for my story 'Crow' and had a short story published in The Airgonaut. My Facebook and Twitter pages have become the grounds …
