Words are like oxygen
I wrote last week about the pleasure I’ve found in rediscovering poetry through Samuel West’s Pandemic Poems on Soundcloud. Spurred by those poems, I’ve also been delving into Australian poetry, partly because of the series of Quintette interviews I did early on in the pandemic. Among the books I bought or were sent to me, I have Jenny Blackford’s The […]
» Read moreWhen the coronavirus pandemic first sent Melbourne into lockdown, I looked for things to bring me comfort. One of the first things I discovered was actor Samuel West’s Soundcloud which he’d begun, similarly to find comfort. I’ve always been fond of West, since he played Prince Caspian in the 1989 TV adaptation of The Voyage of the Dawntreader. Latterly, I’ve […]
» Read moreToday I’m asking Fin J Ross 5 questions about her new book! 1. What’s the name of your latest book – and how hard was it to pick a title? My newly released novel is Billings Better Bookstore and Brasserie. I specifically wanted an alliterative title, so my bookstore name had to start with ‘B’. The title was originally Billings Better Bookstore […]
» Read moreEmily Larkin has released a new book in her wonderful Regency-era Baleful Godmother series, and is taking the series in a new direction after a series of short stories called the Pryor Prequels. The series began when a woman and her three daughters save a faerie child from drowning. It’s fae mother rewards them with wishes that will follow the […]
» Read moreThis story comes from Clan Destine Press’s 1 June writing prompt. Flotsam ‘It’s not really umber, is it?’ Didi, pressed closed to Galatea’s side, ceased peering at the sea to blink her bemusement at her new companion. ‘Sorry?’ ‘The umber ella. It’s not umber. Perhaps like raw umber, but more like bone. And white, of course.’ Galatea’s dark eyes were […]
» Read moreToday I’m asking GV Pearce 5 questions about their new book! 1. What’s the name of your latest book – and how hard was it to pick a title? The book is called Ghost Story, which is also an accurate description for its contents. There were a few themes so it was a little difficult to choose, but sometimes it’s nice to […]
» Read moreInspired by an Improbable Press prompt! Connectivity I know better. Of course I do. But broke, living in my car, and denied the necessary freedom of internet access for the sixth day running prove too much for my caution. I have job applications to lodge, even with my small hope of success, and no data left on my phone. The […]
» Read moreEscape Publishing has put my wingfic romance ebook, Grounded, on special in Australia and New Zealand for the whole month of June 2020! About Grounded In a world where wings give everyone the freedom to fly, an artist born wingless uses her art to show the winged world the wonder of the ground. But when she meets a recently injured […]
» Read moreThis story was inspired by the 26 May Clandestine Press story prompt. Party Trick “Never have I ever been late for a date!” declared Mira with a grin. Of the four others playing the game, only Alec took a drink with her. “Unholy demon of punctuality,” Daisy said, making a wobbly sign of the cross. “Courtesy costs nothing,” replied Mira […]
» Read moreThe latest book from Improbable Press gives us a piquant blend of love story, character study and spoooookiness. This Holmes/Watson tale has an original contemporary London/York setting and opens with John and Sherlock, married for several months now, on what ought to be a belated honeymoon but which John knows to be a case – a case which Sherlock said […]
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