Spineless Wonders

'A Man Made Entirely of Bats' is a collection of short stories and flash fiction by one of Australia's newest voices. Comedic and absurd, these stories are an entertaining exploration of the concept...

'Cracking The Spine is the most innovative resource in Australian literature I have seen in many years. An anthology of contemporary short stories, each with a commentary by their authors, the...

Here are tales of service station hold-ups, random violence in elevators, shark attacks and road fatalities. Complete narratives, with well-drawn characters and plotlines all in 200 words or less...

LOOPHOLE, noun. 1. An escape route from a sticky situation. 2. A chink in the system that allows us to circumvent or avoid consequences. Susan McCreery's perfectly-formed microfictions provide...

'You clamber up, heading for the exit, the circle of faint light, as the radiance of the pre-dawn leads you on toward freedom. I follow. You spread your darling wings. You enter the net that awaits...

What are the hares getting up to among the sunflowers? Who is paying $6000 for a raincoat? The priest is good, kind, adored, believed - but can the schoolgirl trust him? Who kills his wife and dumps...

These are stories rendered in miniature and moments inscribed with precise focus. Australia's best micro-wordsmiths offer journeys in words that will take you somewhere surprising. A stolen glimpse...

Siarad: Poetry & ProseAuthor: Caroline ReidPublisher: Spineless WondersPublication Date: January 23, 2020Number of Pages: 182 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1925052494ISBN-13:...

Smacked is a moving collection of stories about addiction told with heart-stopping narrative control and emotional resonance. - Roanna Gonsalves, 2021 Carmel Digital Literary Award judge Runner-Up,...

In this collection, Vivienne Plumb is interested in women who are the road. In the title story, 'Glove Box', an otherwise house-bound and straight-laced mother regularly takes off in the family's old...

Temper trantrums, doomed relationships, failed businesses, Magellan's crew and house-hunting... This is, at first glance, a quite disparate collection of stories. The settings range from New York,...

A series of funny and heart-warming short stories set in the author's hometown, Pambula, on the far south coast of New South Wales.Author: Kate Liston-Mills, Gert GeyerPublisher: Spineless...

This anthology by Australian authors explores the theme of time in a range of its personal and political manifestations. Includes microfiction and prose poems.Author: Cassandra Atherton, Cassandra...

Features American authors: Holly Iglesias & Peter Johnson and Australian authors: Julia Prendergast & Paul Venzo In this anthology of microliterature over forty writers explore the theme of travel,...

"'If the art of the short story is knowing what to leave out, what is the art of microfiction? The authors included in Writing to the Edge demonstrate many ways of making much from little. In pieces...

You Can Lead is a practical and down-to-earth guide for new team leaders, and for established leaders who want to increase their leadership capability. It is packed with the wisdom and experience of...