Fiction
Falling Upwards — short story
“Alice crouched behind a rosebush, ready to strike. Years of training, hordes of slain enemies, every obstacle and every victory brought her a step closer to this day. For only she could save Wonderland …”
Windy Wellington — short story
Aftermath: Stories of Survival in Aotearoa New Zealand (a SpecFicNZ anthology, 2022)
“Mum used to say nothing beats Wellington on a good day. I can’t disagree as my shoes thump on the paved waterfront while the sunrise bleeds pink over the crescent-shaped harbour and the hump of Somes Island…”
Finders Keepers — drabble
After dreaming of you in a field of purple crocuses, I awoke feeling something was missing. Only in the heat of the day’s labours, as the sun plucked its final strings, did I notice the absence of my pulse.
Poetry
What She Wasn’t — poem
Issue 78, Leading Edge Magazine (2021)
“Her eyes contain the stormy sea,
Its salty waters overflow,
But in the night her soul roams free
And leaves its paw-prints in the snow …”
The Price of Quiet — poem
Natural Parent Magazine (2022)
“Nobody pays a price for quiet like mothers do …”
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