Category Archives: Short Stories

My short story, “The Outback Casino” is included in the 2024 edition of the Australian Outback Writers Festival short story Anthology: The Outback Vol 9!  You can order a paperback copy of the…

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A single bullet – a tragedy and the shattered lives of five children 1924 Cape Town, South Africa. When a much-loved mother is accidentally shot and killed by her three-year-old…

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A broken engagement and the death of a beloved family pet. What are friends for? Lindy is at an all-time low after her broken engagement, now the loss of a…

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Hijacked in her car – Where is she? Margie arrives home and jumps out the car to open the gate. The barrel of a gun to her head stops her…

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Do you really know the couple next door? The delightful couple next door have some strange habits. Is it really any of our business? You can read all of my…

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A fight against the rising tide in search of a missing child Beside the Seaside is about a frantic search for Gracie. Gracey loves to play hide and seek. She…

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Nate and Benny have struck a problem – the gold seam they’ve discovered isn’t where it should be. Stormy the pony is resisting Rusty’s encouragement to pull a cart. And Dusty’s owners may want him to be an indoor cat, but he has other ideas.

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The ups and downs of a rangers family life on a game ranch in Africa Travelling on gravel roads during the rainy season where wildlife roams free. It has been…

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Stella Perrott