Shirley Bassey blared from the surrounding speakers as Stella held the audience in the palm of her hand. Diamonds are forever, Stella mimed. They all lapped it up as she masqueraded in the spotlight. They were both perfectly distracted. She didn’t see her ex, Charlie, stroll in and take a seat by the bar. Stella didn’t see the weary expression on his face, either. She was … Continue reading Diamonds Are Forever
The white picket fence. It’s so horribly cliché. Nobody would ever imagine a red picket fence. Not if they were thinking about murder and love. Ha! It’s funny, ya know. It’s funny how we concrete the world in clichés. I can very much say that I knew of a red picket fence that was once white. Dare I say I was the culprit. Murder and … Continue reading The White Picket Fence
This particular story was written for Australian Writer’s Centre Furious Fiction competition, where every month writers have 55 hours to write a 500-word short story that adhere to specific rules. The rules for the month of April were to use three quotes from three different well-known novels. Can you guess what they are? The answer is at the end! “It is a beautiful and terrible … Continue reading Fairy Floss On A Stick
The Gay Straight-Talker 