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The 25-acre property in central New South Wales is Johnny Dedman's private retreat - where he goes to spend time alone, thinking, reading, immersed in nature, before returning to family, friends and his job as a driving instructor. And it's where he once watched in awe as a giant bird flew overhead. But without a photo or any other evidence to substantiate his claim, no one believes him. So when Johnny is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he res...

These fifteen short stories from Paul Harman are told with humour and observational insight. Thirteen are tales of modern Australia, highlighting situations from ordinary life from before, during and after Covid lockdowns. The pages are peopled with irksome neighbours, irritating bosses, hapless fathers, cheeky sons and even a would-be superhero. But with 'The Bellevue Delmonte' and 'The belonging mind', Harman enters the realms of speculative...

These fourteen short stories explore different facets of life in suburban and country Australia. They variously traverse the innocence of boyhood, the pangs of youth, and the petty disappointments and triumphs of adulthood and middle age. There is subtle humour throughout the collection, from the whimsy of dogs giving cricketing advice in 'Choke', and a boy feeding up a spider in 'The spider in the letterbox', to a jaded postman getting his re...

Every year, thousands of little children are snatched from their families, brutally raped and murdered, or thrown to the savagery of the sex trade, abused and destroyed.The ripples are the knock-on effect of the terror and the anguish felt by these families, their humiliation, degradation and despair.Once, and only once, in a hundred blue moons does a story about a miraculous and heroic fight back occur.

An ideal resource for anyone interested in the world of theatre for young audiences.