JANUS God Of Beginnings And Endings. Julie Martin
JANUS God of Beginnings and endings. Julie Martin She turned her son’s eyes from the carnage in the village, away from the blood, the mutilation, the death of her parents-in-law. She put her hands over his ears so he would not hear the screams. She hunkered down over his tiny body and waited for […]
Snippet’s Christmas – Julie Martin
Snippet’s Christmas Bloody hell! Look what’s comin’ up the drive…the Richardsons, with eleven bloody kids. I’m outa here. Not stayin’ on the veranda with that lot round for pats or bones. Those kids think a dog’s job is to fetch balls they throw into prickly bushes and the babies have no respect for eyes or […]
PAST PAST PRESENT FUTURE By Julie Martin
The climb up Cheekha Dar was everyman’s nightmare, rock-boned and blood-gullied—not even an ant could hide there. Its steep, unstable slopes exposed its attackers to unrelenting bombardment from the adherents of Islamic States Alliance embedded on its strategic ridge tops. Body-parts of comrades who’d kicked a footy together or challenged each other to chess a […]
Community Library Annual Report
Community Library Samford Annual Report 2018 OUR VISION The Community Library Samford will operate a community library and social hub offering an open, safe, welcoming and stimulating environment to all the people of Samford and the surrounding districts. The Community Library Samford aims to: • Provide a collection of materials that meets or exceeds the […]
RO MANSE By Julie Martin – A Very Curious Short Story
Here we have a rather enchanting short story by Julie Martin – Our esteemed President – who obviously has an amusing way with words… And this very odd story about procreation and vegetables, ends with the most inventive series of puns – Love it! RO MANSE By Julie Martin “Reverent love has left the building.” […]
Tryst Tristesse – A Short Story By Julie Martin
Tryst Tristesse JULIE MARTIN On November 16, 1942, Tasmania raised the marriage age of women from 12 to 16 and men from 14 to 18. Other states, including Queensland, followed. In the early days of European settlement in Australia, males dominated the population. For some, women became objects of trade. Cold black magic drifted through the old forest, flowing into places dark and light as sinister silhouettes of winged night familiars […]
THE FOAL ALARM – Short Story By Julie Martin
Once again one of our local authors has decided to grace our website with a superb example of how a short story should be written. I enjoyed reading this one before I posted it, and am quite sure that you will derive equal pleasure from this optimistic and gripping story. THE FOAL ALARM Julie Martin […]
Stones: A Short Story By Julie Martin
“They’re coming! May God preserve us, they’re coming!” The townsfolk crept forth from their thatched log shacks to watch the growling monsters approach. Loaded on their backs were the bowed bodies of the taken. The sweet bitter stench of fear spread before the monsters’ arrival. Forked lightning lashed the dark skies behind, but no life-giving […]
Our First Drabble. Sinai 1917
Here is an example of the art from, from Julie Martin, one of the founders of our library, and a passionate writer. SINAI 1917 He lay between his horse and ruined wall away from wind-grit. Searing night pain woke him. His hand smashed a scorpion biting his throat—deathstalker. His windpipe contracted. “Get up, ya bugger […]
