Stories

Raised to believe the being Eldest Unbound is a position of honor, Matov accepts the mantle of Duty fully on his shoulders. However, when fate meets faith, Matov must choose to follow the teachings of the temple or the fire in his heart.

For years Gabrielle has been seeing a strange boy in the woods. He grows with her and everywhere she sees the flash of his red gold hair. When she goes to university she thinks that she's said goodbye to him, until she sees the the red gold in the woods just before her whole world falls apart and she finds that it was never her world in the first place.

Angel takes care of the family he's chosen to make his own, no matter what the cost. When a client takes things too far, Angel is the only one who can stop him from hurting other young men. Sick and frightened, Angel turns to his family who will protect him no matter what. But who will protect them when the killer comes calling. Against all his instincts, Angel enters witness protection. His expectations aren't high, especially when the cop in charge seems to despise him, but when matters of the heart are concerned, some things just can't be ignored and if Angel comes through with his life he'll find it changed beyond all imagination.

After many years of University and Army training, 21-year-old Struan Kenrick is given two weeks leave before being transferred to a new position in Darwin. On arrival at the airport close to the family properties, Struan learns from his oldest brother, Euan, that their youngest brother Sawney is being ostracised by their grandparents, making him isolated and depressed. Determined to improve the situation for his baby brother, Struan organised for Sawney and him to go on a short holiday, firstly on the Indian Pacific train, and then a stay on Rottnest Island, but things take a dramatic change once on the train.

‘Scars Upon Your Heart’ explores the lives of three boys, from teenage years to adulthood. One boy was forever locked in thought about what he could have had, one boy haunted by the mistakes that he can never go back on and the final boy who suffered for the greatest gift of all. Love.

A Young hunter stalks his prey through the wilderness only to quickly come upon something unexpected that would change his life forever.

When a crime is committed, it isn't just objects that are stolen. Trust and well being are also lost. For Dewey and Malcolm, they must figure out how to wash away the fear.

For Josh and Colin, life is complex enough without love intruding. But as their relationship deepens, both must take a chance and abandon their fears and the ghosts of their pasts to take the next step. Deciding to risk it all for love is one thing, but making it work is another entirely. Will they discover the ties that bind them to eachother are stronger than the ties to their own pasts and fears?

"Morton's Fork" is a false dilemma. Sometimes we must take an alternative path but that doesn't mean there isn't a price to pay.

Marcus graduated from high school and works locally at the marina. He inherited a love of the sea and of surfing. However, Marcus makes the mistake of trying to surf when a terrible storm is coming. While he hoped to catch some killer waves, instead he is nearly killed. Rescued by a mysterious stranger, Marcus isn't sure what to make of his rescuer. What does this stranger have in store for him?

The story was written for the 2015 Blurred Edges