Picture the scene on the crowded steps of Old Parliament House on that historic day in 1975. Mind you, it wasn't the "Old House" when Gough Whitlam faced the press microphones and delivered his famous speech. 🎤 #shortstory

Link to story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/the-dismissal-paradox

The Choice was my #shortstory for the #AustralianWritersCentre's January 2021 #FuriousFiction. The brief was:
• Each story had to BEGIN AT SUNRISE
• Use the words SIGNATURE, PATIENT, and BICYCLE
• Include a character who has to make a CHOICE. 🤔 #writing

Link to story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/the-choice

Woohoo! I've finished the first draft of my #shortstory for the first #FuriousFiction of 2025. Now I need to proofread it and edit, edit, and edit some more! I hope your stories are coming together, too. ✍️ #writers #writing #flashfiction

Link to Furious Fiction page: https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/

My flash fiction Sirens Don't Sing Underwater has just gone live at Moonlit Getaway. These men presume they will seduce sirens with sweet nothings, but their hubris only seasons the meat. https://www.moonlitgetaway.com/short-fiction/sirens-don't-sing-underwater #FlashFiction #GreekMythology #sirens #SpeculativeFiction #ShortStory #ProsePoem #IndigenousCreatives #Mythology #Mermaids

One of the Magi Explains About the Myrrh

https://markarayner.com/a-magi-explains-myrrh/

#shortstory #flashfiction #fiction #story #humor #humour #christmas

My hearse is lost. I'd like to let the mourners know that, for once, this debacle is not my fault. But my spirit is tethered to my body until they lower the coffin into the grave and bury it. ⚰️ #shortstory

Link to story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/more-time-and-a-ouija-board

I'm a lone-wolf superhero. Heck, I'm not called Solo Shield for nothing! So, I wasn't keen when Long Vision suggested we buddy up as a dynamic duo. "I don't know, Viz," I replied. "Neither of us wants to play Robin to Batman." 🦸‍♂️ #shortstory

Link to story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/the-power-of-two

The hearse is lost. We left the cortege vehicles with my ex-wife and family stuck at a red light. The hearse driver should have pulled over and waited for them, but instead, he took a wrong turn. ⚰️ #furiousfiction #shortstory

Link to story on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/fiction/short-stories/more-time-and-a-ouija-board