Retrospective – noun – an exhibition or compilation showing the development of an artist’s work over a period of time
I have no recollection why I started this blog, Harlequin Ink, back in 2014. Perhaps I dreamed of writing the great Australian novel and posting it online? 
Maybe I secretly wanted to be Charles Dickens and create a character as memorable as Scrooge from A Christmas Carol. Whatever the reason, it’s almost 2025 and I’m still posting stories online. Polaroid is a collection of six short stories. An instant snapshot inside my creative mind. The stories cover subjects dear to me…love, death, music and writing, childhood dreams, God and lust. I hope you enjoy these short stories as much as I loved revisiting them 😊 Cheers Noel 🥂
PS. Please pick any story you like and read!
You can’t enjoy a perfect Christmas without first experiencing one or two imperfect ones, right? 🎅
The Unofficial Death of Larry Bird
Larry Bird is on the wrong side of forty, hasn’t had a stand-up gig in years and can’t get laid. It’s just another shit day in Melbourne! 🦅
Breaking the Code – A Writer’s Life
A true story – The habit of putting words down day and night is going to be a lifetime problem, I decide 📚
Suppose you met God in a nightclub in Chicago, what would you tell him about love? 💔
There’s a Chinese shop on Exhibition Street full of succulent dishes full of sexual delights. Why not order their sweet ‘yummly’ crab claws🦀
Jeez! Another year older 🤨 Adele is singing Skyfall somewhere in the distance. It’s time to blow up the birthday cake 🔥
About the author – Noel Anderson is putting the finishing touches on his feature film script Sammy & Dave and recently adapted Henry James’s classic ‘The Turn of the Screw’ into a gothic play, simply called ‘Ghost Story‘. Noel has directed over 50 theatrical productions.
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