3 Stories - Listen or read

3 Stories to Read Anytime Anywhere Anyhow

Take a short reading break. Click the links to read or listen to a quirky story from new and established Western Australian authors.

This is karaoke at the Waterford.
I have just turned eighteen.
I am at the height of my coolness.
The Kid on the Karaoke Stage - Sj Finch

I run backwards all the way up the street watching the dog get closer and closer.Behind the dog is the man with the moustache and now he has a fish in his hands.
The Man with the Moustache - Jon Doust

I can't explain why I'm so attracted to this life of psudo-piracy. I've never had the desire to cut anyone's throat - even metaphorically speaking. Heck, I don't even drink.
My Scallywag Suit - Erin Pearce

These three stories first appeared in The Kid on the Karaoke Stage & Other Stories edited by Georgia Richter (Fremantle Press 2011). The audio edition in CD and MP3 formats can be purchased from The Association for The Blind of WA.

 

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One mother reads with her four year old every afternoon after school now.  She said without these books, they would not have any to read. 
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