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Serendipity is a collection of contemporary urban short stories and poetry from the Writers Anthology Group of authors from Moreton Bay Region of Australia. Each short story is illustrated by photographers and other visual artists. The stories range in style from humor to suspense drama, mystery, thrillers and mementos. A buyer of the anthology can apply for free advice on creating your own anthology through a writers'collective. Visit www.bentbanabooks.com

ON behalf of the Writers Anthology Group, based in the Pine Rivers district of Australia, I present our 2014 anthology, Alpha and Omega. Last year, Writers' Anthology Group (WAG) produced the popular collection Serendipity. Again we have short stories and poetry, illustrated by local artists, mainly photographers. Some writers and illustrators have been with us from volume one; others are newbies; we thank all for their contributions. Authors range from people who earn or have earned a living from writing to those being published for the first time. This year we are proud to include the winners of the inaugural Peter Campbell/ WAG Literary Awards. Paimarire Teague, a Year-11 student from Dakabin State High School, is the gold-medal winner and Tatiana Werle-Bertling, a Year-12 student, also from Dakabin State High School, won the silver medal. I commend their stories to you. This year's title Alpha and Omega has inspired a diversity of short stories and poetry. Our collective of writers and illustrators has produced a quality book without undue financial burden on any of our 20 or so writers. We acknowledge the work of our editorial panel: Bernie Dowling, Vera Murray, Anne Olsson, Lorraine Noscov, Ronald Holt and David MacLaughlin, as well as that of our cover designer/ illustrator Ken Armstrong. We warmly thank our corporate sponsors Peter Campbell of Peter Campbell Realty, based at Albany Creek and Morayfield, and Bent Banana Books of Lawnton. Now, let the adventures begin.

The public service: home of the lengthy lunch and the idle underworked and overpaid. Right? Wrong. Michael, we really have to talk . . . details a public service more likely to be a place of over-work, overt and covert bullying and denial of obvious dysfunction. This book is an honest retelling of life in today's public service written by a man who spent 50 years there. Michael tells harrowing tales of the best-kept secrets with humor as well as popular, artistic and intellectual allusions. Michael is as bad as hell as he scatters the toxic undergrowth to reveal a clear path to bureaucratic reform. If you work in the public service, defiantly display Michael, we really have to talk . . . on your desk.

Drug squad agent Ernest Moneylove Idolises the famous film star James Bond to the extent Moneylove wants to be on top of his profession beside 007.To assist him in attaining his ambition Moneylove does everything to enhance his small, somewhat unattractive body,He wants to be robust enough to tackle drug-peddling lawbreakers and obtain the interest of beautiful women.Ernest constantly refers back in his mind to how James Bond would handle any problem he faces but it does not always fit the situation in Ernest’s department boss would love to be rid of him and a fellow agent undermines him whenever he can.The humorous versus in this book include coverage of human life in a way that delights readers.Author Vera M Murray continues to mix adventure, humor, and presentations of human foibles in her distinctive witty style.

Australian spy Ernest Moneylove aspires to be as suave and sophisticated a solver of crimes as James Bond. Unfortunately the physical and intellectual attributes of Bond. Vera  M, Murray presents clever and witty yarns in her anthology which combines adventure and comedy.Vera Murray's gothic horror novel Leap Year Blood Lust was noted for its humor interspersed in the bloody tale. In her first anthology of short stories, Ms Murray turns the formula on its head with these humorous tales featuring romance, mystery and suspense.Most of the stories in this book were inspired by the author's personal experience, or the experiences of others who at various times have crossed the writer's path, with, however, some exceptions. These exceptions  include a trip to Mars, arriving at the pearly gates, meeting possible Aliens, winning millions, being a drug squad agent, and, of course, being murdered.

What do unsolved murders in a seaside hamlet have to do with a bloody cycle of leap years? How does the bloodless Lord of the Manor control the simple townspeople of Rockville, inspired by the author’s visit to Tasmania’s west coast, despoiled by slag heaps of abandoned mines? Vera Murray’s chilling gothic horror story, transported to Australia brings an ancient curse to life.

The Writers Anthology Group, based in Pine Rivers, Australia, presents the 2019 anthology, From the Edge. This is the eighth anthology in the series begun by the Arts Alliance Pine Rivers in conjunction with WAG.This edition includes a retrospective. Along with more than 20 new stories and poems,  included are at least one story from each of our previous volumes. The full complement of WAG editors is back with past editors Anne Olsson and Lorraine Noscova providing retrospective stories. We acknowledge the work of our current editorial panel: Bernie Dowling, Ronald Holt, Raelene Purtill, David MacLaughlin, Vera Murray, and Jenny Woolsey. as well as cover designer Ken Armstrong.Some writers, cover artist, Ken Armstrong, and editors have been with us from volume one; others are newbies; we thank all for their contributions. Authors range from people who earn or have earned a living from writing to those being published for the first time.Our winners in the Peter Campbell Memorial/ WAG Literary Awards for local high school students are Sonya Simonds and Amy Capstick.It was more than  12 months ago that we chose our title From the Edge, and it was predictive of the zeitgeist, the spirit of our times, the evil soul of which, like a vampire, has no reflection in a mirror, paradoxically revealing its true character to the world. When short stories went out of fashion, we lost great artists holding up a mirror to evil souls, and beautiful souls, and funny ones, and fantastic ones, and mysterious ones. Lost souls, too, to be mourned or comforted or redeemed. In their humble ways, our authors bring us their sometimes unpolished and cracked mirrors.So, hang on to a life-giving tree as you view the world From the Edge.