Poems & Short Stories

The Stuart Highway 1975 - Hugh Lake

The Stuart Highway 1975 – Hugh Lake

We all looked into our mirrors as we left Tracy behind we’d done nothing to upset her but she had …
The wind was just a whipser - Hugh Lake

The wind was just a whipser – Hugh Lake

TRACY…. DARWIN…. CHRISTMAS….’74 It started with a warning As one the week before A cyclone was arriving And trouble was …
Piano Capital - Barbara Eather

Piano Capital – Barbara Eather

According to folklore, there’s two eras in this town: Before Tracy and After. A simplistic assessment—just ask the Larrakia People—but …
You can never understand me - Nean Curry

You can never understand me – Nean Curry

You can never understand me You don’t understand me, I could tell you a million times About Cyclone Tracy Christmas …