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Restaurant Of Death by Jewel Gray

March 24, 2014April 7, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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Step 6: Find a friend to support you as you go through the difficult process of overcoming your phobia. Having gone through WikiHow’s first five steps it is time to move on to working through my de-conditioning regiment list. I […]

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Getting Stuffed (The Hard Way) by Candace Davis

March 24, 2014April 7, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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  Sitting in the back of the archetypical sunny yellow cab, hurtling down the Long Island Expressway, Harold took an inventory of his strongest opening lines. It was either the one about getting stuffed or the one about getting mounted. […]

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The FOREVER ENDING STORY Award

March 23, 2014May 18, 2015 EditorialBlog
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Winner Annoucement: THE GREAT BARRIER Award

March 23, 2014March 23, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized

First up a big congratulations to our winner… By a single point… Alayna Cole! Alayna’s only been entering for a couple of months and after making her first short list last time round it’s great to see her story,  Stolen […]

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Dead Tiger by Disapol Savetsila

March 23, 2014April 7, 2014 EditorialBlog
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Jerry was in the driver’s seat, while Ian rode shotgun and the dead tiger lay across the back seat. They had covered it as best we could with an old blanket, but its legs, tail and snout stuck out beneath […]

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(Dis)Harmony by Dakoda Barker

March 11, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog
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At first, the road snakes into the valley, a narrow stream trickling down the mountain. Then it flows into a larger river and the road begins tracing the edge of the lake. Great forested hills stand all around, as if […]

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The Paradox Of Drought by Candace Davis

March 11, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog
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Roma has a particular kind of dryness that will crack your skin, burn your eyes and dry the washing on the line in the underside of an hour. The parched, clay soil—infamous to the region—will shift the foundations of your […]

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White Cliffs and Walkways by Edwin Lerner

March 11, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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Most people know the White Cliffs from the song but I know them because I grew up next to them. Not admittedly the famous ones at Dover but the Seven Sisters, the cliffs in Sussex that stretch eastwards from Brighton […]

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Stolen Property by Alayna Cole

March 10, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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The untrampled leaves made it apparent that only the most light-footed of creatures had ventured near the house in years. The hint of a path still remained, leading to what was left of the front door, but the stepping-stones, stolen, […]

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Earth, Wind, Rock & Water by Annabel Owen

March 10, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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The air is crisp and cold wind whips my face. The cool rock face beneath my feet is slippery and covered with moss, leaving behind squelchy mud and lush green trees with intertwining roots; natural and fierce. We’ve left our […]

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A Postcard From Paradise by Beth Merindah

March 10, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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The rain and sun make everything sweat and quiver; the plants, tar roads and women’s bare thighs, that are fat and glistening with perspiration. The rainforest grows dense and casts dark shadows on cinder block homes. Trees and vines copulate […]

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Letter From HW by Clarissa NG

March 10, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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22nd July, 2002. Dear J, How’s everything? I hope that my sudden disappearance didn’t cause you too much trouble. I know you can handle the company by yourself, though you’ve got to work double hard. Who knows, you may be […]

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Broken Hill by Dennis Carroll

March 10, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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Broken Hill stretches out beneath me as I survey the city from its enormous man-made lookout. It strikes me as a town forgotten, a satellite city thrown to the edge of memory by civilisation.This is how itexists— lyingalone between coastlines, […]

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Sydney, Australia by Daniel Norrish

March 10, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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Our bricks and mortar sit on rammed earth like dirt sits on our skin. What seems so solid, so dependable is nothing more than a visitation on the earth. A layer to one day be washed away by choice, storm […]

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Reef W/Footnote by Kirk Graham

March 10, 2014March 24, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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the reef’s every nimble colour mirrored by an oil slick* __________ * So the speaker ends on “slick,” an elusive word that, writhing like a sea snake through vaulted coral outcrops, animates the final line while wedging a stopper in […]

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The Wheel by Alistair Robinson

February 28, 2014March 11, 2014 Mitch SinclairBlog
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And so the Karmic Wheel it turned, Freeing birds from wont to learn, For soon as mistakes could be made, The memories of them would fade.  And so the wheel it turned, And left us all unscathed, The Rabbit, Monkey […]

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The Cat by Alexia Dixon

February 28, 2014May 26, 2014 Mitch SinclairBlog
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The Cat from Alexia Dickson on Vimeo. Cats don’t go on dates There’s simply no need Why would they date When they can lick themselves?   I go on dates With a plethora of men I go because I’m lonely […]

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Empty Gestured, Venom Threaded by Erin Biglia

February 28, 2014March 11, 2014 Mitch SinclairBlog
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So you’re sitting on the floor and you’re detailing and more how you see yourself and see the way things are And through the gestures of your fingers I can see the sadness lingers As you falter that you’ve only […]

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Doldrums by Rachel Calleja

February 28, 2014March 11, 2014 Mitch SinclairBlog
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He changes lanes so often, the white road line crosses back and forth between us until we’re 10 year old siblings dividing a room with string, insisting we stay on our own sides, this ticker tape of a white line […]

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Winner Announcement: ROSALIE GOES BOPPING Award

February 28, 2014February 28, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized

For the ROSALIE GOES BOPPING award we asked you to write about the theme of music and character. It was great to see some fresh faces and new voices on the short list. She had enough. Thump. Thump. Thump. Three […]

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Winner Annoucement GIVES GOOD EMAIL

February 19, 2014 EditorialBlog

    Dear Short Listers, I suppose in one way or another you have all won my heart. But seeing as their can be only one winner, in another, far more accurate way, that winner would be: Rowan Chestnut! Congratulations […]

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Repetition by Rebecca Xu

February 19, 2014February 28, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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The familiar mourning melody of the infernal violin seared through her mind like a sharp knife slicing mercilessly through her aching heart. Nothing irritated her more than the screeching of string instruments. It was unfortunate for her to have been […]

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Country Boy by Michael Drew

February 19, 2014February 28, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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  8 Charlie collapsed into the armchair next to his father. ‘Would ya?’ Charles Senior held out a glass, smoothed ice-cubes jangling within. Charlie took the glass from his father’s hand, walked to the cabinet, filled it and handed it […]

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Her Painted Melody by Candace Davis

February 19, 2014February 28, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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Her painted melody Written by Candace Davis   Clara Poulain really was, quite possibly, the most enchanting pianist on earth. A flowery, petite and curious young woman, she was as humble as she was pleasant. If anything could drive Clara […]

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Four Legged Ballet by Madeline Pettet

February 19, 2014February 28, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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Four-Legged Ballet – Madeline Pettet   “Trot at C, canter at A.” The absolute tedium of dressage tests always puts me off ever competing again. It’s supposed to be horse ballet but it feels so rigid and stale. I know […]

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A Drop In The Ocean by Alayna Cole

February 19, 2014February 28, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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Eric sits in his bedroom alone. There is music playing. That song. That song. A drop in the ocean. A change in the weather. Eric’s eyes burn with the promise of tears that he hasn’t had time to allow. He […]

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Scream by Levi Ender

February 19, 2014February 28, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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  A scream escaped her lips the moment she parted them. The man before her winced as he covered his ears with his hands. She immediately closed her mouth. The silence that ensued was more disturbing than the shriek had […]

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Of Heart And Mind by Kristy Armitage

February 19, 2014February 28, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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Anger. Burning, red hot anger. An evil substance which flowed as freely through the veins of the boy as the music through his head. He referred to one as ‘The Poison’ and one as ‘The Antidote’, but they were interchangeable. […]

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For A Moment by Jewel Gray

February 19, 2014February 28, 2014 EditorialBlog, Uncategorized
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I stare at the light green wall. I can’t remember why I am here. Who am I? I am told by people in scrubs that my name is Louisa. The name brings back hints of memories but nothing more. So […]

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The Day I Fell Apart by Annabel Owen

February 6, 2014February 20, 2014 Talia McBrideBlog
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I swirl the froth on the top of my coffee cup with the tip of the silver spoon.  It looks delicious; light brown chocolate sifted carefully over the white milk.  Usually I would really enjoy a freshly brewed cup of […]

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