Halibut, Herring and You: - Short Stories

Carla Billinghurst has written most things: stories, poems, punk songs, advertising slogans, press releases, pantomimes, business requirements and government briefs. She has come to realise they are all pretty much the same, just slightly different formats. Her work has been performed and published on three continents. She tries to write from her own experience but then ends up writing about people living in penguin suits - one of the few things she hasn’t so far had to do to earn a living. Carla lives in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, where she runs writing workshops - see www.carlabillinghurst.com for more information. ＂I want readers to look up from my work and see the world around them in archetypal form: giants who can be brought down, sleepers who can be woken, magical helpers who can be seduced with crumbs and songs. I’m looking for the happy ending for our culture.＂