Blue Neighbourhood
He’s absolutely clueless. I can’t help but grin. The sight of him, truly him, in a singlet and shorts down to his knees instead of a mother-pressed grey uniform and…
Brave Little Hero
"At the bottom of the dress-up box was the very thing he had been searching for: his Spider-Man mask. He had the whole costume, but the mask was all he…
Review of Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie, Winner of the 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award for an Unpublished Manuscript
Ryan Miragliotta When everyone’s world changes irrevocably, sometimes the most striking things aren’t what have changed but what remain the same. Brendan Ritchie’s Eta Draconis explores a modern world where…
Absent Fathers
Christina is studying Gender Studies and Electronic Music. This is her short story titled Absent Fathers.
A review of Under the Paving Stones, the Beach
If there’s one thing that the Centre for Stories does exceedingly well, it’s assembling some of Perth’s finest literary talent into a cohesive yet myriad whole. This is exactly what…
Death, O you
A scripted mind, I find, Rains on itself, On its heavy heart, a storm, one of its kind.
An Ode to Weeds
The seedless stub of the since-picked Dandelion uses her last moments of life to remember the softness of youth.
Flash Fiction Round Three Honourable List
The flash fiction competition has ended. This list showcases an honourable mention of some submissions we received that are simply too good to not be published.
Flash Fiction Round 2
The second round of the flash fiction competition is here! Read below to discover the amazing submission Pelican has received.