Roses on the Moon: An anthology of poetry and prose by Seaside Writers

Inside these covers youll meet Red a seasoned bushman stranded by a broken axle in the outback with whining Vince a cadet rouseabout whos not cut out for the back country. Robert recounts a wartime fishing adventure in Port Moresby with the irrepressible Jonno guns and hand grenades. Jane and Sarahs heritage is a science experiment with a twist.Janet is lost at sea with a belligerent cook. Evelyn knows what happened in the Red Light District. Gill has three lazy goats all named Bill. There are misunderstandings and mothers travails. Jane finds the longer a lie goes on the harder it is to tell the truth. Theres revenge for Stephania Callidora Stephanopoulas who makes a moussaka with her Nonna.There is travel and wanderlust. There are Australian sunsets South Australian wonders Camel racing and all the hues of this vast land. Mark takes a bicycle and a koala across Africa and finds a worrying but humorous approach to First Aid. Theres hot air ballooning and things that come in three. And of course there is mans best friend...Combine the impossible with the possible and take everyday artefacts to places they have never been. Writing does more than join the words; it joins one concept with another and spills the flowers of our thoughts into something universal hanging in the sky.Our anthology will take you to the moon.Rose Boswell Glenys Brokenshire Evelyn Bullock Jay Close Stephen Davey John Horwood Sheila Langford-Bizley Marilyn Linn Mark McNamara Gillian Macrae Sandy Oldman Janet Ralph Robert Richardson Julie Skillitzi John Trewartha