Red Inks

By Sharon Livingstone

"We both stare at the body crumpled on the floor, all unnatural angles and leaked fluids."

A criminal's cleanup crew tackle all the messy jobs, while a university lecturer guides us through the quirks of other planets and a farmer still fights the war. This 58 story collection brings together evocative landscape portraits, observations and stories of travel, sport and the bush mingled with homelessness, grief and domestic violence with a rich variety of characters.

All served up in bite-sized portions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sharon Livingstone
• Release date: Feb 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9780994358240

Sharon Livingstone

Sharon grew up on the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, running wild on a beef cattle property outside of Casino. Sharon packed her bags and headed for the big smoke of Sydney straight out of school, working in a variety of jobs until she studied to be a Sports Therapist and Remedial Massage Therapist. In her early 20s, Sharon discovered solo travel was excellent for understanding her place in the world. She’s never forgotten the open spaces of the farm or life on the banks of the Richmond River and still heads into the bush to touch the trees, listen to the birds and watch the lizards and occasional snake to be inspired. Before she could write, Sharon narrated and cassette recorded an adventurous tale of some tongs, a dishmop and a pair of scissors. Her Mum loved it. Storytelling has been a part of her life ever since. Sharon’s first book, Red Inks, an eclectic collection of flash fiction, was published in 2015.

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