I loved reading about the food, the dogs, the sunscreen. 'I loved how many fathers figured prominently in people's summer memories. As did every writer worthy here of commendation and celebration, in this inimitably Western Australian competition.'Ĭompetition judge Emma Young, a journalist with WAtoday and an emerging writer herself, said the stories 'show so clearly what binds us together as inhabitants of this beautiful state'. To trust that they're wanting to connect, to hold one's gaze, and be seduced. 'As writers, you must always be willing to let space sit between you and your reader. The best stories in the comp pulled us close, waited, and then leaned in… by which point we'd leaned ever so slightly forward, waiting for the moment of connection. Valarie’s going to have to learn the hard way that the laws of time are there for a reason.'To use a romantic term, an anecdote is really just a grope, while a story is a long, lingering kiss. But, when she has an opportunity to break those rules, she seizes the chance. There are rules to travelling in time, rules that Valarie Lockwood thought she understood. It’s so good, in fact, we think you’ll never want to leave… Welcome to the Ristorante del Cosmo, the finest restaurant in all of London. Table for Two, Dinner for One by Jennah Dean However, when the Doctor and Rose arrive, old tensions boil to the surface and threaten to derail everything. The Colossus River Diversion is one of the greatest engineering projects in the universe, created by different species all coming together to create something spectacular. Their only hope of survival? A stranger called the Doctor. The tricky part is going to be convincing the Doctor to come back.įleeing from a dying world, a family of Tenaborgs crash land on a strange planet. For the Brigadier, the tricky part isn’t going to be tracking him down. In the short time the Doctor’s worked for UNIT, he’s become an invaluable part of the team. Everyone needs Salvage, but even this haven isn’t immune from the effects of the Time War. Planets, people, and even whole timelines have been consumed by the fighting. In the Time War, more has been lost than ever before.

Salvage, a sanctuary where the abandoned and misplaced can be found.

There's a place where all lost things go. An audiobook anthology of six new Doctor Who short stories.

Doctor Who by Eugenie Pusenjak