This is a compilation of a unique writing style. I recall some of my childhood memories as best I can. Some details are sketchy, for it's been such a long time since I left the harbour behind to seek my fame and fortune upalong. That being the case, I exaggerate a bit to fill in the blanks. So my stories are mostly truth with a bit of fiction thrown in. I coined a word to describe it. Triction. Livens it up a bit, don't ya t'ink. ...
The history of the marijuana movement is filled with great characters – daredevils, risk-takers and kids who grew green thumbs and learned how to grow; as well as martyrs who went to prison for freeing the weed. These are some of their stories.<br /><br />Ganja Tales: Author revives and expands his marijuana classic from 2000, for the cannabis culture today. There's little comedy in these twelve dramatic short stories that every ...
Brian Fredericks, ’n aangrypende nuwe stem, skryf met nege kortverhale ’n wereld oop in die Cape Flats. Hy werp lig op ’n komplekse wereld waar die grens tussen reg en verkeerd heeltyd verskuiwe, maar bowenal het hy ’n sonderlinge insig in die feilbaarheid maar ook die broosheid van menswees. Karakters kry lewe op papier, en maak jou opnuut kyk na die wereld om jou en in jou. Met die bundel kortverhale vestig Fredericks hom as baanbreker in die ...
Out of print for nearly 70 years, more classic tales from Ion Idriess, who explored Australia, chasing down the stories of a changing continent: "The stories in this volume record happenings or incidents in men's lives which interested me during years of wandering among the bushmen and natives of Cape York Peninsula; the pearlers, trochus and beche-de-mer getters of the Coral Sea; the native islanders of Torres Strait; the &quo ...
These stories re-create a strange and fascinating world, where a child may look through squares of lattice enclosing a garden of Indian jasmine and Kasmiri roses to the sheepyards and paddocks of the Australian countryside. They are unique in their depiction of life of an Indian family in rural Australia, but they would be distinguished in any case by their quality – their crystalline images and lyrical feeling, their sensitive perception of lig ...
Marauders from Mars War of the Worlds: Battleground Australia sheds fresh, Antipodean light on H.G. Wells' original tale in stories that traverse the southern continent.Home to the planet's longest-surviving mysteries, Australia now plays victim to marauding Martians in this outstanding collection of exciting stories set in the past, present and future. Australian Invasion It is well-known that Wells found vital inspiration for his 1 ...
It's all about scars and what they mean.<br /> <br />Old myths made new.<br /> <br />Poems for those who've passed.<br />Tales of the lost and found.<br /> <br />Rarely seen stories, reprinted.<br />Brand new stories – in new places and familiar words.<br /> <br />Scar Tissue and other stories.<br /> <br />Holmes <font face="Segoe UI Symbol">¦</font> Wa ...
The stories of Renate Yates are admired for their exploration of the foibles, frailties and expectations of people. They are beautifully crafted and perceptive.<br /> <br />Renate Yates is also the author of three novels and the translation of an account written by her father Ernst Raubitschek of his journey to and imprisonment in the Dachau Concentration camp: By Train To Dachau.<br /> <br />Her short stories have been p ...
