short stories Quotes

“Do you want a charm against warts? Would you like to guarantee that the kid next door never bothers you again? Or spend a day at school freaking all of your teachers out?”

‘Badger on the Barge’ – this story had depth and originality. Helen was a practical child whose narrative voice interestingly explored grief in a close-knit family.

A collection of five short stories set in the small towns of northern England, exploring complex relationships and rare understandings among the young and old.

It’s a small collection of short stories, and they all center on children struggling amid the widespread social problems of our time, including poverty or absence of parents or other issues.

I found her Dad’s reaction especially fascinating. It was also nice that Miss Brady’s role in the story was staggered – it allowed Helen’s family time to evolve with each new revelation and made the plot progression feel more organic.

“Stradbroke Dreamtime is a collection of 27 short stories from acclaimed Aboriginal author Oodgeroo. The stories are traditional Aboriginal tales from Stradbroke Island, the tambourine Mountains and from the Old and New dreamtime.”

″‘I’m not. Cross my heart and hope to die.’ I spat on my hand. If I’d dropped down dead on the spot I wouldn’t have been surprised. ‘Funny and moving...a rare gift.”

“One night, it’s the story of a carousel so beloved by children that an old man finally sneaks on to understand why, and as he sails above the world, he does.”

“Set in the 20th century era of pay phones, each story has to be told in the time that a single coin will buy.”