after the rain

I bought a copy of this book yesterday and am looking forward to reading it on my Kindle in my comfy reading chair out back. Where we live is not flood affected this time, but it has been in the past. We had trouble getting insurance for our house when we bought it because of severe flooding that left the whole street underwater about 15 years back. Apparently the whole of Wollongong sits on a flood plain.

After the Rain is an anthology due for release in April 2011. However, in the face of the ongoing flood disaster in Queensland, Fablecroft Publishing has produced a limited ebook version as a fundraiser. The authors have freely given their stories for this use.

All payments will go to the Queensland Government Flood Appeal. Donators can decide how much they want to pay for the book. AUD$10.00 is recommended, but all donations are gratefully received.
 

STORIES
“From the Dry Heart to the Sea” by Joanne Anderton
“Visitors” by Peter M Ball
“Daughters of the Deluge” by Lyn Battersby
“Heaven” by Jo Langdon
“The Shadow on the City of my Sky” by Robert Hoge
“Offerings” by Suzanne Willis
“Powerplant” by Dave Luckett
“Fruit of the Pipal Tree” by Thoraiya Dyer
“When the Bone Men Come” by Peter Cooper
“Mouseskin” by Kathleen Jennings
“Europe after the Rain” by Lee Battersby
“The Birth of Water Cities” by Angela Rega
“Wet Work” by Jason Nahrung

Thoughts from Queensland writers/editors:
Trent Jamieson, Ben Payne and Angela Slatter.