"And, said another of us, we must remember that not all seasons are for growing or producing fruit. Some are for building strength, for staying dormant, for simply enduring. Some hard seasons you simply must survive."

Here are five stories from winter. They're about wine, birds, frogs, football, bushwalking and solitude. And there's a train that travels through the bush into the future.

In A Train Carriage, Going Nowhere (34: Five Winter Yarns)

Welcome to Launcestoniana! 

For this pilot episode we have a story by Bert Spinks, comedic musings from Andy Collings, reflections by Kiran Alderson, a poem by Angus King and Emily Sanzaro’s original song.

"Even the crossing lights lack a heartbeat here
And I ponder
If I were to linger for too long
Would the city attempt
To swallow me whole"

Episode 1 - Welcome to Launcestoniana

We're back with a second installment! 

Episode 2 features poetry from Brielle Quigley, Angus King and Lucienta Wren-Reid, plus musings from Ingrid Reynolds and Kiran Alderson.

"Do you remember when we kissed 
On that ugly street corner at 2AM
And it wasn't the right timing then
So we drank 
Until our eyes twisted
The town clock's arms 
Into submission"

Launcestoniana - Episode 2

I'm a storyteller, writer and bushwalking guide from Tasmania.

In A Train Carriage, Going Nowhere (34: Five Winter Yarns)

Bert Spinks

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