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NEWCASTLE CREATIVE WRITERS


Tall Tales - Vesna McMaster
(3 mins) The roo stood tall in the grass. ‘This is how you pretend to be a stump,’ she told her joey. Joey could not sit still. His ears...
Vesna McMaster
Dec 11, 20232 min read


Tall Tales - David Gairdner
(3 mins) Tall… T a l l -Mayfield is 20 minutes away oh no. -The dish washing Man. -He will not wait in this heat. -slowly wait. -Do you...
David Gairdner
Dec 11, 20231 min read


Tall Tales - Connie Newbound
Anyone ever had a friend or relative who told so many tall stories that you were never sure whether the story was true or fabricated. If...
Connie Newbound
Dec 11, 20232 min read


Tall Tales - Carolyn Rudinsky
(3 mins) An exaggerated situation. An unbelievable plot, insane characters, shock events. Mystery, subterfuge. A massive ‘didn’t see it...
Carolyn Rudinsky
Dec 11, 20231 min read


Tall Tales - Carol Gano
Shorties (3 mins) SO shorties, just like miniskirts? No they’re called ‘SMALLS’. Not for little people – little clothing! What, for...
Carol Gano
Nov 13, 20232 min read


Chaos - Michael Sheridan
Once upon a time there was a hunting dog, a fat old man and a school teacher. They didn’t know each other until one day they all rode in...
Michael Sheridan
Nov 13, 20231 min read


Chaos - Vesna McMaster
In the beginning, there was milk. Then the Great Chef dropped in some vinegar, and lo, the milk did separate. And after that, the Great...
Vesna McMaster
Nov 13, 20231 min read


Chaos - Michael Collins
Dishes in the sink! Garbage on the floor! Clothes scattered here and there! Who could ask for more? Me... I think... And soon! Before I...
Michael Collins
Nov 13, 20231 min read


Chaos - Elaine Abery
Me! No me! It was… Surely not? I’m sure it wasn’t… Yellow! Yellow? Why are we talking about colours? Did Roger do it? Roger? Roger! Who...
Vesna McMaster
Nov 13, 20231 min read


Name Change - Vesna McMaster
‘Argh!’ ‘What’s up now? Hey watch out, you’re hitting a whole lot of keys there, it’s confused now.’ ‘I know the file is on there...
Vesna McMaster
Oct 9, 20231 min read


Name Changing - Kevan Smith
Always wanted to be called “Bradley.” Don’t know why but “Bradley Bandicoot” always ‘flows’ for me. My parents’ birth-named me...
Kevan Smith
Oct 9, 20232 min read


Mark Smith - Elaine Abery
My name was Mark Smith. Mark Smith! Did my parents have no imagination? No time for me? For crying out loud – they must have know that I...
Elaine Abery
Oct 9, 20232 min read


Blessed Spirit - Michael Collins
Blessed Spirit Well... What name have you chosen? Is this, then, your new disguise? 'Sunflower'? 'Moonbeam'? 'Earth-Child'? Which one won...
Michael Collins
Oct 9, 20231 min read


Hot Sauce - Michael Sheridan
We’re on holiday in Spain. Elizabeth’s business partner Damien owns a holiday villa on a golf course here. It’s set up as a holiday...
Michael Sheridan
Sep 11, 20236 min read


It Was Yellow - Kevan Smith
“Singlas, I want Singlas.” He squirmed in his seat on the back of the shopping trolley, reaching out for the single bananas. He knew he...
Kevan Smith
Sep 11, 20232 min read


It Was Yellow - Vesna McMaster
In the immortal words of the Iranian midwife who delivered my sister, who was also our landlady, ‘the baby is yelloooow’. In other words,...
Vesna McMaster
Sep 11, 20231 min read


It Was Yellow - Elaine Abery
In the town where I was born lived a lady with grey hair. And she lived a life of ease in a little blue canoe. The sound of many voices...
Elaine Abery
Sep 11, 20232 min read


It Was Yellow - Carolyn Rudinsky
Running along the jungle path I was wet, tired, sore, thirsty. My feet and head were pounding. The vines lashed my face, tear-stained and...
Carolyn Rudinsky
Sep 11, 20231 min read


Jumping with Jordan - Michael Sheridan
I swing the car into the McDonald's drive-thru. I’ve just got Max from school. I’ve had too many customers today, and no lunch because...
Michael Sheridan
Aug 14, 20237 min read


Shin Pads for Stalks - Carol Gano
Following the polar cap melt, although the ocean temperature took a plunge resulting the restoration of reefs around the world, new...
Carol Gano
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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