Pink Stockings
‘I can’t believe you let me die in those clothes.’ Theodore and Victoria Stills stood on the shore, watching as the tide rolled closer and closer to their disposed bodies. Their feet made no imprints in the sand. ‘I told you to wear the black dress.’ ‘The stockings, Teddy, the stockings!’ Theodore shrugged. It was [...]
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The policeman didn’t eat donuts, but he did like a warm cinnamon scroll to soak up the previous night’s whiskey. When the call came in, he was finishing his scroll, wiping his sticky hands on his trouser leg, and throwing the wrapper in the bin. A couple of sleepers down at Culburra beach. Pink leggings; [...]
Round–Up: No rest for the emerging writer
I rather thought you might all be sitting back with a hot Milo and enjoying the calm before the writers’ festival storm. However, the Seizure fam are a productive bunch (that’s why we love them), and instead, we’re busy doing things like this: Seizure ‘Crime’ author, Gretchen Shirm, was published on the SRB with her [...]
Why is the Room Empty?
Because Janie’s thrown a fit, is being cradled in the kitchen by one who does not think it will do her any good, but does not know what else to do, so sits there, hands full of flesh and hair, staring at the ironic Jesus on the fridge, and thinking Jesus, why is the room [...]
Round–Up: Festival Fever + more
That autumn chill has set in; we’re reading more, drinking too much tea, finding our own unique approaches to the perfect scarf tie (toss? arrangement?) and putting the final touches on our Sydney Writer’s Festival program. I already gave you my picks in a different post, but if you don’t believe me, Concrete Playground have put [...]
Wind at the Polls
We arrived early when the wind was still shy. Our arms too full for handshakes, we nodded instead. I didn’t try to remember either of your names. Raising our leaders, we tied them to fence posts – side by side, but not touching. We didn’t help one another when our ties came undone. As the [...]
Seizure at The Emerging Writers’ Festival
This year Seizure is heading down to Melbourne to join in the fun of The Emerging Writers’ Festival. At 9pm on May 30th, we’re going to be passing the mic around for writers at our Late Night Live with Literary Magazines – Flash Fiction with Seizure event. We’ll have Flashers favourites by Alec Patric, Emily Stewart, Oliver Mol, Adam Rivett, [...]
(To a friend whose secret has been told)
-insert a cello riff- Remember when we were fourteen and you could run real fast, spindly legs churning, feeling no burn because you had hardly any thigh muscles? And you would pass that ball, weave, wink at me, dodge and score. I couldn’t catch you; I didn’t want to because of your resounding [...]
Round–Up: A week of announcements
Seizure news! Yesterday we announced our party plans for the ‘Crime’ issue. Seizure’s got a bit of a rep for putting on super fun issue launches and this time will be no exception. For ‘Crime’ we have organised a beer tasting at Young Henry’s, a boutique a craft brewery in Newtown. This one is ticketed, [...]
Seizure Speakeasy
To celebrate our latest issue and life in general, we have organised something special. Come join our pop-up speakeasy for a merry afternoon of music and beer tasting. Local craft brewer Young Henry’s is opening its doors to everyone with the password and a taste for literature. Tickets are now available: $20 will get you [...]
Crime and Beer tickets
Young Henry’s beer tasting platter = 4 ponies (or 2 schmiddies), a copy of the new magazine, and a fun afternoon of chatting and music.
