All the King’s Puppets and All the King’s Strings by Avra Margariti King Alexander dreams of puppets. Stringed dolls of tanned wood and fabric-scrap fatigues fighting losing battles for freedom. You must never forget that we are foreigners, his father…
Backstory: Five Questions with Genevieve Allen
Backstory: Five Questions with Genevieve Allen Author of Half Past Two What inspired you to write ‘Half Past Two’? Almost all of my pieces are inspired by two things: nature, and the stories of LGBTQ+ people throughout history. The inspiration…
Half Past Two
Half Past Two by Genevieve Allen The wallpaper was growing increasingly difficult to ignore. That morning, Lyle had felt the same vague distaste for its sugary green and twee mauve flowers that he always had. Then he’d read the paper,…
BackStory: Six Questions with Lourdes Mackey
BackStory: Six Questions with Lourdes Mackey Author of A Despicable Article What inspired you to write ‘A Despicable Article’? I was doing some research on convicts transported to Van Diemen’s Land and came across Red Kelly – Ned Kelly’s father,…