Archive for the ‘Stories’ Category

How Arif Learned to Hear

December 11, 2007

How Arif Learned to Hear.doc

A healer’s young apprentice is forced to come to terms with his new profession when a sick white man arrives in his master’s cave.

Shortlisted for the 2007 Fish Historical Fiction short story prize

Black Amex and Chop

June 14, 2007

Black Amex and Chop.doc

‘What men desire, they are also said to love’

Published in Whimperbang Issue 10

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Dust

March 1, 2007

Dust

An old Afghani, living in the dust outside Jeddah airport, is given a taste of life once more by a white boy.

Published in ‘The Storyteller’ Magazine

Sharp

March 1, 2007

Sharp.doc

Clitoral piercing - the details . . .

2nd place - Virago publishing short fiction for women competition 2007 ‘Hags Harlots and Heroines’

Ringtone

February 8, 2007

Ringtone.doc

A tv commercials producer comes face to face with a little of the real stuff

The Suitcase

January 26, 2007

The Suitcase.doc

An Indian corner shop owner, and upright member of the community, comes into possession of 30 kilograms of marijuana.

Dr Pershing Becomes a Dinosaur

January 26, 2007

Dr Pershing Becomes a Dinosaur

An eminent surgeon removes a diamond from the brain of a child. But the diamond is a door to someplace else entirely.

Published in The Storyteller magazine.

Killpigs Melbourne

January 19, 2007

Killpigs Melbourne.doc

Nobby the skinhead biker saves our narrator from the evil intentions of Smiling Stan down under.

Bond is Back

January 18, 2007

bond-is-back.doc

Whores, heroin . . . high-diving

Published in the journal “MIR” Issue 2, 2005