THE SCHOOL MAGAZINE – SHORT STORIES

A Knight For A Day

Blast Off Issue July 2015, Reprinted Blast Off Issue August 2022
Illustrated by Craig Phillips
A fun story about a boy who pretends he is a knight in medieval times.

Car Rally Granny

Countdown Issue July 2018
Illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
This is based on a true story of a feisty grandmother who entered the Redex Reliability Trial in 1953; a car rally on Australia’s roughest roads.

Aircraftwoman 104916

Orbit Issue April 2019
Photos Courtesy of the Author
The story is about my mother, Dulcie and her time as a WAAAF, (Women’s Australian Auxillary Airforce) during World War II. She spent three years as a telegraphist/morse code operator at the Mildura 2OTU base, the largest inland fighter-pilot training centre in the Southern Hemisphere.

Chrissie and a Queen

Countdown Issue April 2019
Illustrated by Aska
I wrote this story based on a real experience from my childhood when I was minding our neighbor’s chickens and they all escaped from their pen.

A History Through Chimneys

Touchdown Issue September 2019
Illustrated by Gabriel Evans
I wrote this poem because I am curious about chimneys left standing while the rest of the house is long gone. I wonder who once lived there.

Debbie ‘Do’ – The Girl who Became a Pilot

Orbit Issue, March 2020
Photo supplied by Deborah Lawrie
Illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall
It tells the true story of a remarkable woman, Deb Wardley, who was determined to become a pilot. She led the way for all girls and women to follow their dreams.