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I have 35 stories published in 3 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 25247 times and 15 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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Tony Scanlon

My stories

K:Forest Kingfisher

Forest Kingfisher In this place, where nothing is sacred but rage, where sentiment is weakness and the weak potential victims, some would find it odd...

Language lesson

Language Lesson Most days his class teaches him bush language: the track of goanna, the following of native bees, which bits of flying fox are best...

Mountain Temple, Bali

Mountain Temple, Bali Above the caldera the temple seems to have sprung direct from the mountain's groaning skull - no way to tell, in dripping cloud...
Cherry

Funeral in Fiji

A Funeral in Fiji It is a stifling day. We swelter in packed pews in the echoing church, until a cold rain hammers on the iron roof, and a draft...
Cherry

Artists

Artists The tools of their art are spread on the ground: the ochres, the reeds chewed to a brushpoint, the grinding stones - only the glue they use...

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