poetry corner
My Recovery is a Painting by Catherine Hannah To start I select a gentle lilac and add my first splash of colour to a canvas that fills the whole sky. I don’t like the hue. I add dark and light until the result is more to my taste. I
the listening room
Geelong Cereal is excited to present the music of local artist Toby Crook. Toby is a multi-instrumentalist who has been writing, producing and releasing music since 2012. His music varies enormously across his discography, shifting from pop to rock with jazz and funk mixed in for good measure. Toby&
Edward Reilly
By Edward Reilly Locals call their second moon Laiska, that is, ‘lazy’, as it takes a little less than a month short of three years to make its complete circuit. The word laisko is used as a term of endearment for baby boys before they are herded off to Kindergarten,
Denise Main & Ian Chisholm
By Denise Main and Ian Chisholm Prologue The yellow taxi pulled up outside a Conference Centre in St Kilda Road. Colourful flags fluttered in the warm breeze, large posters and notice boards announced the 2019 Richard Trengove Literary Festival. A tall heavy-set figure emerged from the taxi; the shoulder
Member update
We are refreshed and ready to go. Having taken some time off over October, Geelong Cereal is back publishing with a busy schedule ahead. What's going on Kristine Fitzgerald's Fletcher series is continuing, you'll see that chapter six is now up. And chapter two
Fletcher the kangaroo: life and death
I lived off easey street
Member update
Hello to all. Thanks for continuing to be subscribers to Geelong Cereal. We are into our third month...and we are still going! We've had some interesting new stories published over the past 6 weeks or so. Here's what we've put out recently: Edward
Short stories
By Beryl Stott Mark got off the bus and looked around. The air was soft and sticky, unlike anything he had felt before. The tropics. He was amazed at the lush foliage everywhere, every plant so much bigger and more colourful than he was used to. The driver had unloaded
I lived off easey street
By Steve Gray Mainly I had a blessed life, I was apparently one of those people who had things land in my lap, dad said ‘That kid’s the luckiest thing I know!’ Mum would respond with a shake of her head and say for god sake, Todd is not
Kristine Fitzgerald
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