Sally Cook

This story tells the frustrating but sometimes humorous journey of the author's interactions with the virtual world.

Mirrors is a look at the panopoly of mirrors we confront in our modern daily life - for better or worse. Ongoing self reflections are unavoidable and come in all forms from the expected to the unexpected.

Cafe Noir tells the story of an intimate online friendship between two artistic women who never meet but sustain each other emotionally during the rigors of COVID lockdowns....

Mara is drawn to the beach, as an ongoing pandemic escape, along with her two dogs and husband. Their souls are alleviated by walking through shallow waves, but Mara has to contend with images of drowning....

Under a Cloud tells the story of a young woman from Reading, England, stuck indefinitely in a south eastern Melbourne suburb, thanks to the COVID pandemic lockdowns....

Dream Cafe tells the story of a baker and seller of delicious cakes who makes the most gorgeous delicacies at her railway cafe, She is not only interested in these marvelous creations but she is fascinated by dreams and nightmares - both hers and other people's....

Don't Sign Anything tells the story of two women whose paths cross unexpectedly, particularly when one of them jumps under a train and dies. But for many years their lives are intertwined with them co-winning prizes, sharing adventures, and creating silver jewelry....

Wearing a Cape tells of a job working with clients from 50 different nationalities. Going to court with them, representing them at hearings, being with a murderer, and held captive by two psychotic clients - one of whom burnt an old people's home down....

Slap It On! tells the story of living among mud brick houses in an artists belt in Eltham, Victoria....

Led Through the Jungle is a true story about time I spent travelling through Colombia, which included walking through a jungle near the border with Venezuela....

Just Eleven Days tells the story of an adult yoga student who decides to enter an 11-day, silent, yoga retreat in an old inner city convent. But she only makes it half way through the retreat when personal struggles and an external incident which cannot be explained....

Dali-like melting clocks and plans to build a statue and gain a damehood are intermingled in a plot which explores difference, persistence, and diversity. It has a humorous tone whilst touching on serious subjects. It is enhanced with vivid sound effects....

All That Glitters tells the story of two women whose lives have become intertwined. One has a father who is a murderer and the other has survived an upbringing by two drug addict parents.....

This tells the story of being in a sixth Covid 19 lockdown and the chance to observe the natural world at close hand by careful observation and appreciation, whilst being confined to an unexpectedly small radius....

Little Ripples Everywhere tells the story of a 70-year-old widow and her love for books and words - so much that she makes many train trips around a metropolitan network, leaving many of her loved novels to continue their train journeys without her....

This story talks about travelling in China, and Wuhan in particular, just before the outbreak of Covid 19 in that city in 2019. It highlights darker aspects of this travel as well as the humourous, kind hearted side....

Shattered is one of four short stories in this compilation. Between them, they explore paranormal and ghostly activities, a paddlesteamer wreck and its implications, near drowning and a mystery stranger....

The Swaggie on the Hill tells the story of a young girl who is puzzled by the adult life around her. This comes to a head when she and her classmates at a small primary school are shut in the school house by their teachers while a threatening man looms in the school grounds....

This story tells of how grandson Jack sees the world often in the simplest, but most joyous ways. He is a 14-year-old with autism, but his powers of imagination, enthusiasm, and observation are remarkable....

Shining Red tells the story of a magic totem, the Shining Red Parrot, and its strength in drawing the main character to its Tongan Fafa Island habitat....