In A Flash
Down in History
Dear Diary, I must admit I’m nervous and sceptical to try time travelling for the first time. Everyone who’s come back has either been gorgeous, athletic or a genius. And...
Decisions
Every Wednesday afternoon, I would walk to the station with a group of my friends. We would walk quietly through the streets and observe the silent machinations inside the domestic...
Castles and Frogs
My superpower is my imagination, but it is sometimes a burden. I sat to do my maths assessment and instead I wrote lines of battle dialogue in the margins and...
blueberries at the back of the fridge by bea
in my fridge i find the meals i did not eat. the lingering / hunger of a girl always too large for her age. / in my fridge is the...
Bitter tea
Once upon a time, green tea was bitter tea. Then Stephen Twining told me a common mistake people made with green tea was brewing it in too-hot water. When I...
Backhanded
Laughter is what you conceal when a 9 year old brushes the folded cuff of a linen shirt – newly purchased, freshly ironed- its dark weft inky black and indigo,...
Anne to my Diana
Best friend – I did not know what this word meant until she came into my life. As part of the school choir rehearsals, she and I spent hours trying...
An uncertain future.
So you want to travel back in time? Or to the future? You wish you could change the past? Or better understand what is to come? Take it from someone...
A Best Kept Secret
In the night she will come To grab the wonder from your gum It holds the memories of your laugh The sadness and the pain For each one that falls...
You know when you’re in Year 7
“You know when you’re in Year 7, you’re in a new place and everything’s big and bright and weird?” “Yeah,” she responded. “It was an awkward time for everyone. I...
The Plight
When the river-man walked among us Wandering throughout the land His bubbling mouth opened without a sound His once pristine waters coated with grime Roaring, he took his revenge upon...
A twisted travel of time
I stepped into the pod slowly, not knowing results or consequences. Would I get stuck in time? I pressed the accelerator and the pod zoomed out. Within a minute, the...
After the Future
My hand hovered over the door before I drew it back. My entire life depended on whether I opened the door or not. “Tria!” A voice called from downstairs. I...
A dream of fantasy
Follow the whispers of the moonlight Follow the twinkle of the stars Towards where magic lies ahead The magic of a fairy tooth A hope, a wish, a dream come...
Tales of a Super-stealer
The headlines flashed on the television: “TOWER ON FIRE!” I sensed a villain. I rushed out of the door, racing to Mùndräìs Building in seconds, because of my superspeed power...
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.