Every time I look at this page, I promise myself I will write more regularly, at least once a week. And then I don’t. Have a fossick. ne of these days I will discover self-discipline and write even more. At least once a week.
A brief history of flash fiction plus three acclaimed novelists who have written in the ‘hardest form’- (with links to their stories.) Flash fiction is a compressed short story, instantly immersive and compelling to read. But is it new? No. Of course, the extreme short story wasn’t always referred to as ‘flash’ fiction. The name…
Helen Garner spoke on candour: writing, aging and seeing without being seen, at a literary event in Perth supported by the Forrest Research Foundation in 2025. I’ve just come back from seeing Helen Garner in conversation with journalist and academic, Dr Merve Emre at UWA in Perth. I took my notebook along and whipped it…
The ongoing hunt for the perfect Australian meat pastie. PS: this is not a recipe. It is the year of our Lord, 2025. I’ve been trying to re-create dad’s favourite pastie for what might be centuries but is probably, if I must be more specific, about 15 years. It just seems longer. My efforts recently…
I’m waiting for a bus in a country town south of Perth when the police pull over a car and it stops in front of me. I’d say this made me an unwilling witness to the events that followed but I was deeply interested, though of course I whipped out my sunglasses so I wouldn’t…
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About Me
Gillian is a former radio broadcaster and journalist, who writes random observations and short, short stories.
Gillian O’Shaughnessy 