Limen by Susan Hawthorne – Reviewed by John Burke

… stranded on the limen that space between water and sky rain and sun cold and heat where we could be on both sides of time … (from ‘Epilogue’, Limen, Susan Hawthorne, Spinifex Press, 2013) Limen is a rare word meaning a threshold or transition point into or out of sensory perception; a space and time … Continue reading →

The Wedding Season by Su Dharmapala

Welcome to the Mardi Gras – Sri Lankan style. This is the title of a chapter from The Wedding Season, and that’s what this book is. A Mardi Gras, a carnival of people, hilarious situations and madcap fast-paced encounters, with an ending that will sit in your memory for some time. The story is about … Continue reading →

Henri Moreaux reviews, I’m Not Shaving My Legs for This, by Stephanie Louise Smith

Henri Moreaux I’m Not Shaving My Legs for This, is a collection of snapshots of the authors life relating to the opposite sex & dating. Each chapter covers a different segment; I’m not so sure I’d say they’re short stories as all together they are all related but some folk may consider them so – … Continue reading →

The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser

A review by Rob Kennedy. Michelle de Kretser writes and sounds like a poet. The short pithy perfectly constructed lines in The Lost Dog, have great appeal. The opening two lines completely set the story up; not many books have ever achieved this. The book is worth buying for those two lines alone. It’s good to see … Continue reading →