Mountain Ash Chapter is a community of writers based in and around the Dandenong Ranges. We offer a supportive and inclusive environment and invite you to enjoy our collected works or contact us if you are interested in becoming involved.
And I do, I really do. I regret every choice I’ve ever made in life that has brought us to this misbegotten moment. Everyone around us is screaming. I am screaming. The wail rips from my mouth as my stomach lurches downwards. My eldest son grabs my hand, his terror pressing into my bones. One …
I arrived at the Shepparton Art Museum on a cloudy Sunday morning. The previous few days had been the hot and clean blue skies of late summer. But today, autumn has begun to spread its fingers, bringing with it a light breeze, clouds, giving over to the notion of the kind of day where the light feels …
The strong gusts of wind were unyielding, relentlessly tugging at her umbrella and sending her auburn locks whipping around her face. The ribbon that had held her hair in place was now loose and tangled, and she gave up trying to push it back. When she had left home that morning, the sun had been …