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NEWCASTLE CREATIVE WRITERS


Carol Gano – Tents
When Elle was in Year 10 at Burwood Girls’ High) she and I moved to Portland, Oregon USA for a year to determine if she wanted an...
Carol Gano
Apr 142 min read


Michael Collins - Tent
I am somewhat tent-ative about writing about tents. Still, I must say, I have nothing against them... per se. I have several. I have had...
Michael Collins
Apr 141 min read


David Gairdner - Tent
‘Hi I am Tent. Part of Unusual Names Anonymous. I implore you all to introduce yourselves.’ ‘Hi I’m Uluru, formerly known as Ayers.’ ...
David Gairdner
Apr 141 min read


David Gairdner - First Anniversary of my Mother's Passing (04/04/25)
I call you, Mum, to remember the dead. You change the topic. I burn candles, while you blanket infernos. Fire cracks your coffee cup,...
David Gairdner
Apr 71 min read


David Gairdner - My Life as an Online Friend
I'm clipboard copy/paster saved for later put me in your library then delete forever
David Gairdner
Mar 311 min read


David Gairdner
Property too expensive? Live in a shoebox. Cemetery too expensive? Dead in a shoebox. Like the bird, broken necked by a window that...
David Gairdner
Mar 311 min read


David Gairdner - Paste
Da Vinci smiled, seeing himself in the albumen. Yeah, I know that smile too. I've sung those highway blues. All are self-portraits to her.
David Gairdner
Mar 311 min read


Vesna McMaster - Paste
I don’t have time to Assemble a decent verse Open the jarred paste
Vesna McMaster
Mar 311 min read


David Gairdner
Some things are like the rain. Though you can feel it up close, it is easier to see from a distance, or surmised when walking a soft field.
David Gairdner
Mar 311 min read


Vesna McMaster - Paste
Impasto thinking an overlapping chaos brain swamped in paint splats
Vesna McMaster
Mar 311 min read


David Gairdner
AFTER THE RAIN: Birds misnomer the field with seed. Months later, the harvest arrives.
David Gairdner
Mar 311 min read


Vesna McMaster - Paste
Misread calendar Deadline closer than I thought Face like mushroom pate
Vesna McMaster
Mar 311 min read


David Gairdner - Preserve
The sun is black, if you look at it enough.
David Gairdner
Mar 241 min read


Kevan Smith - Preserve
My job is to keep treasured foodstuffs safe but accessible to family members, and customers. One way to achieve this is to prevent...
Kevan Smith
Mar 241 min read


David Gairdner - Preserve
Long after the tree withered, orange quartered, marmalade slathered, glass jar shattered; A buried shard enters flesh, waking a sleeping...
David Gairdner
Mar 241 min read


David Gairdner - Preserve
I wake up feeling like I've lost a fortune.... I will not sleep in those mansions again. The wealth is housed by others. It's too late.
David Gairdner
Mar 241 min read


David Gairdner - Impress
The Necropolis: A city that always sleeps, Except late last night. Waking for event, Cemetery members' draw, Grandma wins trinkets.
David Gairdner
Mar 171 min read


David Gairdner - Impress
Open your big eyes, telling me lies. Soul mate -- bye bye -- washing machine.
David Gairdner
Mar 171 min read


David Gairdner - Impress
I spend life waiting, for you to ask for magic. Rabbit dies in hat.
David Gairdner
Mar 171 min read


David Gairdner - Impress
Impressionism: Your sunsets weren't that blurry. My photos prove it.
David Gairdner
Mar 171 min read
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