A piece by Jane Downing about an ancient story that appears in many cultures and oral traditions.
Tortoises and Hares
Category: Our Fiction and Poetry
In the Air
Microfiction by Dorothy Simmons, first published in Time: Anthology of Microlit, edited by Cassandra Atherton.
Count Down
A short story by Dorothy Simmons, based on the story of the first woman hanged in Victoria (Winner of the Marjorie Barnard award, 2015)
At Last, A Seed in the Hollow Womb
A short story by Raylene Brown set in the Snowy Mountains. It was first published in story.book: a collection of fiction (long and short), Unbound Press & Spilling Ink Review's Prize -Winning Fiction 2011.
The Chooks’ Poet
A poem by Sally Denshire, originally published in 2016 in fourWtwenty-seven.
A Suit of Armour
A short story by Jane Downing, set in Beechworth around the time that Ned Kelly found inspiration for his armour. Originally published in Offset 15, Victoria University, 2015; shortlisted in The Age Short Story Competition, 2012.
Book launch
FourW twenty-eight is this year's edition of an annual anthology of new writing and graphics from Booranga Writers’ Centre.
after “Horses”
A poem by Sally Denshire.
Monumental
A poem by Dorothy Simmons.
