Short stories

The flower beneath the sting

Ashley usually avoided her father’s three-car garage because the machinery lurking in the gloom and dust…

Gutter therapy

Mum’s addiction was my fault, but I blamed my father. He should have chosen a burial…

Hawaiian blow

The Royal Australian Navy has many ugly traditions that have become so intricately woven into the…

Confounded on green

The darkness of night made the emu feel so ashamed. When he had chosen a place…

Meg Mundell – Black Glass

In Black Glass two teenage sisters become homeless and need to survive on the streets of an alternate, futuristic Melbourne where government surveillance and security is increasing, and businesses are experimenting with mood controlling techniques. This…

Three common scams to avoid to avoid in China

When you’re travelling in a foreign country, it’s natural to suddenly decide to trust everybody for some reason. However, what you might not realise is that some people use that trust to do things which aren’t…

Three common scams to avoid to avoid in China

When you’re travelling in a foreign country, it’s natural to suddenly decide to trust everybody for some reason. However, what you might not realise is that some people use that trust to do things which aren’t…

Review: Beijing Roast Duck in Beijing

By Beijing Duck, I also mean Peking Duck. I don’t want to start a ‘thing’ about the name. It’s the same thing. Let’s move on. When you’re a tourist overseas, you tend to eat things named…

Gallery – Illustrations

Some of the illustrations by Christopher Strong. Most of these are done with pencil, ink and copic markers.…

Melbourne

Hide & Seek – Guiding urban explorers through Melbourne’s secrets

The four new Hide and Seek Melbourne guidebooks, titled Night Owl, Treasure Trove, Feeling Peckish?…

China

Three common scams to avoid to avoid in China

When you’re travelling in a foreign country, it’s natural to suddenly decide to trust everybody…