The highway calls – Albury in September
Thomas Mayo, Jane Caro and Rijn Collins are amongst the guest writers for our concert at Write Around the Murray in Albury on Saturday 13 September.
PRETTY LITTLE BABY by CONNIE FRANCIS. Tribute by Lucia Nardo.
The music and lyrics to many of her recordings rolled across my mind like a red carpet welcoming my memories.
NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS by TINA TURNER. Story by Ann Banham.
With a couple of drinks and the old audio system turned up as loud as it would go, we put Nutbush on rotation and hit the timeworn wooden floorboards.
TIME TO PRETEND by MGMT. Story by Jennifer Manoogian.
I listen to the lyrics, 'we’re fated to pretend', like a mantra. Is this what it means to be in your 20s?
WHERE DO YOU GO TO MY LOVELY? by PETER SARSTEDT. Story by Kate Foulds.
A guitar rests in a corner, beside the open fire. “Can you play?” A melody reverberates as the clock on the kitchen counter clicks over to 3am.
Confide in Williamstown – a photo essay.
Thanks to all involved in our concert at the Williamstown Literary Festival on Friday 20 June, including the audience of 430!
Fill the balcony, folks!
Photo courtesy of Williamstown Literary Festival 2024. Wouldn't it be nice to fill the balcony at the Williamstown Town Hall, next Friday? We've sold all 380 downstairs seats, so tickets are now available for the balcony. Guest writers this year are Nathan Curnow, Claudia Nankervis, Rijn Collins, Andy Griffiths, Alice Pung and Smokie [...]
ELECTRIC FEEL by MGMT. Story by Barbara Samuelson.
It was the first time I learned what a silent disco headphone system even was.
COPPERHEAD ROAD by STEVE EARLE. Story by Bill Arnott.
He was going to either live off-the-grid and plot conspiracy theories or start a band and write songs. He chose the latter, which made my life better.
Comes a time – the final poems.
As of today, Stereo Stories will no longer run poetry on this website. Here are our final three poems.