Bush verse by Majella Stapleton, a bush poet from the south west outback region of Queensland, Australia. These stories in verse are snippets of life on a local level in Charleville - a typical small outback town, remote from the services and value systems of the bustling cities on the eastern seaboard.Majella's wry humour flavours her stories of "the country further out" (another term for the Australian Outback)as she tells of the local cricket team, the dentist,, friendship, lands...

Patty spent the first thirty three years of her life living with her family on remote outback station properties - Old Bando, Minetta, Old Outstation - in south west Queensland, Australia. When her brother, Kerry developed a brain tumor, they moved to live in Charleville - a small outback town. Patty has an understanding of the land, and a great love of reading. Look beyond the words to a life lived devoid of any luxuries, without ever a complaint, but full of simple joys, happiness and lo...

What Endures is a story of powerful love. It is a story that will break your heart. Inspired by true events, it tells of the incredible bond between a mother and daughter, and with gut-wrenching poignancy reminds us of the little things that make life worth living.“Holdstock’s writing manages to be both heartbreakingly poetic and densely detailed … sad passages, ghostlike recollections, written almost from the vantage point of the present, establish the book as a great wor...

Everyone loves cats! What's not to love? In this book you will find 101 Hilarious jokes about the cats, and everything we enjoy laughing about our feline friends. Fill your days with laughter, give this book as a gift, or use it to entertain your loved ones. These punny jokes make great icebreakers and will lighten any mood. Great to use in a classroom, near events, or times when you just need a laugh.This collection of jokes is clean fun and family friendly, with no violence or of...

Kathy is a confused girl and longs for release from the madness that plagues her.This story first appeared in the anthology The Asylum: The Psycho Ward.

A collection of amusing short stories about the human condition revealing the absurdity of our existence.Stories appearing in this collection are:The English Patient, Dr Zhivago and the Purposeful StrideThe ProposalThe Imaginary LoverThe College Girl and the Older ManWhat the Power of Love Looks Like on a Monday MorningI Was Young OnceThe Influential Life of Speckly JimThe Fleeting Nature of True FriendshipHow to Snag ...

Exploring grief, yet neither bleak nor overwrought, this powerful short story won the 2013 Sunday Star-Times Short Story Competition. The judge, Carl Nixon, commended its 'seemingly effortless artistry' and its skilful and well-sustained handling of demanding narrative techniques: 'the author does not miss a beat', he said. Cleverly juxtaposing the past and present, the narrator draws the reader into her life. The judge concluded: 'Beautifully controlled use of simile and ...

Joe has asked for a pet for his eighth birthday off his mum and dad.They go to the pet store and Joe sees the one he wants,its a hamster and he names him Harry.Harry settles in well in his new home and loves his new owner, but longs to discover new things and see new places.After learning to escape, Harry starts his exciting adventures but always makes sure hes back in his cage for when Joe and his family get home.Follow Harry and his adventures and see where he ends...

Butch did a bad, bad thing. He went against his owner's orders, and he bit the postman. Unbeknownst to Butch, though, the postman was a werewolf. We all know what happens when a werewolf bites a human... but what happens when a dog bites a werewolf?Don't Bite the Postman, Puppies! is a short story, approximately 9 (print) pages in length.

Mom may be gone but her daughter is carrying on the legacy of Mom's Diner, a place where people can relax and have their problems solved between refills. Befriending a new customer, she senses he has a few dark secrets to hide, and before he gets the bill he'll learn that just because you get a nice smile from a pretty face in a cozy diner doesn't mean there aren't deeper things afoot.

Tom Stewart enters the car decorating Christmas contest that his small town holds every year. He wants to buy his family some sweet Christmas gifts with the $500 dollar prize, but as he designs his car he discovers that even if his Christmas season isn't perfect he still has a lot of blessings.

Dark secrets lurk in a parent's bedroom, secrets that should never be unearthed. An inquisitive child seeking answers to the secrets; dark and mystical secrets to which only his parents know the horrifying reality.The Toy Hospital is a chilling tale as told by a child about to change his own world inexorably and permanently. This chilling tale comes from my upcoming anthology of short stories:' Death Row Rejects' The story is around 4200 words and is a short horror story told in the first ...