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Like most writers, Jack has a backlog of semi-published half-read stories which no-one really knows or cares about and which he will someday be embarassed by. That hasn't stopped him putting them here for free download!

Budding writers: if you'd like to read Jack's exhaustive how-to guide for writing short stories, click here!


The Caretakers

Some would say this is fiction. Others would say it's based on a true story that hasn't happened yet.

Read it, and decide for yourself.

18/8/10


Flesh

Jack's entirely unauthorised prequel to the H.G. Wells classic, The Island Of Doctor Moreau (familiarity with which will enhance, but is not essential to, enjoyment.)

Read it here.

8/2/10


Freak Show

In 2008, Jack wrote an 8-part serial for the Summer Reading Club Blog, on the State Library of Queensland's website. And now, by popular request, it's back.

Right click here, and make Freak Show your own! (Literally, not figuratively.)

-- 13/2/09


Interview with Ashley Arthur

A prominent newspaper asked Jack to interview a fifteen year-old girl who had won a prestigeous essay competition. He did, and here is an extract of the story.

To read it, just click the pic on the left, or, if you're non-conformist, these tastefully illuminated words.

-- 6/5/08


Sleep

A love story Jack wrote at university, first published in issue #65 of Voiceworks, 2006.

WARNING: Not suitable for readers under the age of 15 - contains some course language and sexual references.

Read it here.

22/3/09

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