The What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Love is a many splendour thing! Over the last month we’ve seen a myriad interpretations of what it can mean to us, the tragedy, the power, the fortune […]
Our final 11, as voted by the long list judging pool. Best od luck everyone!
THE BEST OF DAYS By Margaret Leggatt For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Simon relaxes as he pulls into the driveway. He can see Eloise through the lace curtains, standing by the sink, […]
Holy Communion By Laura Galea For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love When I was a kid, my parents owned and ran two businesses – a chicken and seafood shop and a donut shop. Being […]
Love Thy New Neighbour By GJ Maher For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award We thought farmers were struggling until we met Mustafa and his wife and the other refugees who arrived in our […]
Be careful what you ask your mates. A Favour By Daniel Norrish For What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Adrian opened the door for his brother and was met with tears. Garry was completely distraught, his […]
The Social Script Of Love By Kate McIntosh For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award I’ve seen you lots of times at the shops. I go there to buy my yoghurt and you work at […]
Pied Piper By Alan C. Williams For the NiTH Major Short Story Competition 2016 | What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Jill and Sandy watched as Trevor Gilmour entered the cafeteria of Hexan-X laboratories. As […]
God damn eight legged freaks! The Ferns By Emily Crossing For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award To keep the roadway exhaust fumes from choking out their apartment, Nelly lined their small patio with flora […]
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Love that grows deeper with time. A Love Note By A Different Name By Sophie Macdonald For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award “Do you love me?” I whispered, not for the first time, […]
A haunting tragedy of obsession and loss. Forever Young By Steve Ashton For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Lisa, Lisa, Lisa. Like a dog with a bone, I buried the memory. Now I return […]
We all long for forbidden hungers. Amelia By Manasha Fernando For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award She was going to be late. Again. Brow furrowed, arms crossed and fingers tapping impatiently she […]
Bonds that transcend death. Golden Eyes By C.R. Gardner For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Normally I relished the coppery smell of blood, delighting in its spillage and death’s exquisite music. But it’s […]
Fruit of biblical proportions. Fruit By Michael Hunt For the What We Talk about When We Talk About Love Award The peaches are ripe, and their skins are slightly sticky. He picks a few, pressing lightly, mindful of the […]
Blue Day By John McCormick For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Sophie Lee was tall, strong and gorgeous. Her dazzling smile captivated everyone within range. Her dark eyes assessed people with a direct […]
Foreign Import By Rachel Sweasey For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award R peered through the darkness watching L as he slumbered. The wrinkles and creases around their eyes told the tales of a […]
Advice to live by. Voodoo Happens By Estelle Owen For The What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Voodoo happens to raise a girl-child to sixteen in one piece. Advice to live by. Never borrow a […]
Leaving The Gas On By Lydia Trethewey For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award I look at the traffic piled down the highway and then glance at the clock. Ten minutes late. The shivers […]
Pure As The Wolf-driven Snow By Isidora Stefanovic For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award His face erupted with loud spontaneous laughter, that I’d learn was his calling card. I looked over at him, instantly […]
The cabin in the woods. Introducing My Beloved To This Part Of The World By Annie Dawid For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award After I send him this picture, he emails back: “Wait […]
The Personal Ad By Elle Vidovich For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Seeking a relationship. I am Conrad, a single, 41 year old man. I am fun, 6 foot 3 inches, and I […]
For love, not war Courage By Georgia Willis For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award “Courage” he told me, an innocent child of eight, before he walked out the door never to return. My […]
Our heroes aren’t always who we expect them to be. Tell The Author By Jessica Seymour For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award I was heading to the airport. Luka’s girlfriend had caught a […]
Our Heart By Rebecca West For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Dear……….This is the part where I would write your name, except I don’t know it. I asked at the hospital but they […]
When Your Number’s Up By Ian Harrison For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award “Hey Rhonda, when’s your birthday?” Rhonda blushed. Micky never paid her much attention; he was nearly twenty years younger. “The […]
Love is tender, love is soft. Soapie at Downtown Wangaratta: Part Three By Anne Margaret Thomas For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award Recap of Part One: Miss B, a mature aged art student, has a crush […]
Grief By Robert Johnson For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award It was clear she loved him. That’s what I took from it. She’d known for some time, she said. And she didn’t blame […]
I Love You By Jennifer Lemon For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love As she gazed into his eyes, Amy’s eyes filled with tears. Yes, this was real love and they had only been introduced […]
A couple share their final moments together. Amber By Ingrid Brett For the What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Award The machines beeped despondently at her bedside, the only reminder that she was still alive. Her […]