May 26, 2023
The Cauldron Brew – Rebekah Pouw
The Cauldron Brew Rebekah Pouw Lilli slammed her pen down on the desk. At the same time Serena’s gum bubble popped. ‘I’ve read the same line three times and I’m still not getting it. Why did I have to go to that doctor’s appointment? Now I’m behind.’ Lilli held her head in her hands, messing…
May 26, 2023
Thoroughly Pissed Upon – Jamie Stevens
Thoroughly Pissed Upon Jamie Stevens The following is unfortunately a true story. It is told from the perspective of an innocent victim, whose only crime was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Their name has been changed to preserve their dignity. Also they were a lizard and presumably had no name to…
May 25, 2023
I Am Gay and I Am Queer – Keeley Young
I Am Gay and I Am Queer Keeley Young [As a gay cis man, I cannot speak on behalf of the trans or drag communities. I only aim to speak as an ally and supporter.] I am gay and I am queer. Certain individuals within the queer community have taken to suggesting that the two…
May 24, 2023
The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Ben Hobson
The Spilled Ink-quisition - An Interview with Ben Hobson Helen Roche Ben Hobson is our special guest for the ScratchThat Issue 13 Launch. Ben Hobson is a teacher and author based in Brisbane. To Become a Whale, his debut novel, was released in 2017. It was longlisted for the ABIA Debut Fiction award and shortlisted for…
May 23, 2023
Initial Impressions – Ella Witney
Initial Impressions Ella Witney i’ve read the mind changes images reflected in the mirror our thoughts make reality an illusion so i will not be horrified by my true form the vessel i inhabit is temporary a repository for my conscience to disconnect change my form become something new a hideous creature of fragile body…
May 22, 2023
Charmer – Chapter 4 Finale – Kyrah Honner
Charmer – Chapter 4 Finale Kyrah Honner Aspiring to join the Geographical Society meant that of Rose’s skillset, research was her forte. Luckily enough, her family’s manor boasted a sizeable library ranging from feminist fiction to scientific hypotheses. She had spent a great deal of her childhood browsing the atlas to fuel her dreams of…
May 19, 2023
Future-Clare – Keeley Young
Future-Clare Keeley Young ‘How long before you give in then, hey?’ Mike said, his voice crackling through the silence of the unused underground rail-tunnel. He was carrying an old-timey lamp he’d sparked from one of the matches that now littered the bottom of a pair of escalators in a half-moon shape. Clare had kicked an…
May 19, 2023
The Wrath of the Moon – Rebekah Pouw
The Wrath of the Moon Rebekah Pouw Getsumei watched the humans with a gaze like ice, watched them capture another Kitsune, torches blazing high to his moonlit skies. His companion, Huli Jing, a white fox with nine red-tipped tails, whimpered at the sight. Another of her young was being tortured to death. Dismissing the Earth…
