Hundreds and Thousands: A Collection of One Hundred Word Stories

Thanks for spilling Hundreds and Thousands across your screen. These one hundred word stories are meant for simple indulgence; they are bite sized treats you can devour as quickly or slowly as you wish but please, place them on your tongue one by one. Like a conversation with someone, the short story is something you might walk away and think about it after, reflecting on something new you may have discovered. The idea within a short story will continue to work in your mind long after you have read it. It means that the reader has a little more work to do, and understanding each story can be a little tricky sometimes which is why these one hundred word stories should be consumed slowly, one at a time for pure enjoyment. 

The Longing & Other Fairytale Feelings

The Longing & Other Fairytale Feelings is a collection of musings induced by poetic form and supported by magical artwork and photographs by various artist friends of the author. I once asked a friend: why can’t I be free? Why is there a cage around me? And he responded: but, girl, aren’t you partly responsible for building this cage? You just sat there while the cage was built around you. So, I took down the cage. Cover Image by artist Carmel Debrueil.

Short and Twisted 2014

Published by Celapene Press in Melbourne, two of Tracie's feature in this edition including 'Show Me The Light' and "A Cottage On The Farm'. Each short story has a twist or turn at the end.

Melbourne Writer's Social Club 2016 Anthology 'Melbourne'

In cooperation with Geoff Stuart, Tracie co edited and collaborated this publication in behalf of the writer's group. Her short story 'Everyone Has A Moment' featured in the collection. More info here.

Love Kills

Love. NOUN – a strong feeling of affection. Kill. VERB – put an end to or defeat something. Have you had a relationship that has gone horribly wrong? Perhaps you’ve had an affair to remember with a married man in Bali that was memorable for all the wrong reasons. Or maybe the odd lesbian fling? Well, if you’ve ever had your heart broken then Love Kills 2017 is the right Melb Fringe show for you. Director Noel Anderson (Andy Warhol’s Fifteen Minutes of Fame, Audrey Hepburn and I Consider Our Assets and the TV dating series NEXT) joins Melbourne’s best indie writers on a journey into the heart of love. 

Jean

Radio produced version of Jean on ABC Earshot. A true story. Credits: Writer - Tracie Pascoe-Lark, Producer - Lea Redfern, Sound Engineer - Judy Rapley.

Carousel

Janie loved her high-powered job, the overseas business travel, the colleagues she met through her work, the weekend flings with no-cling men ... she even loved her recalcitrant suitcase. Didn’t she?

Read Carousel in MiNDFOOD magazine here.

Hell's Gate & My Elegant Hoon

Poems Hell's Gate & My Elegant Hoon were published in the April edition of Ireland's Literary Journal The Blue Nib. 

The Time of Bacon

The Tyranny of Bacon in Pure Slush Vol.18

"I was the hero. I grew up in an ordinary world, The Time of Meat and Two Veg." from The Time of Bacon by Tracie Lark.

Published late June 2020

The Literary Gangster

The Literary Gangster blog is an online space for me to practise getting wise to the craft of writing. It’s about bothering to learn one’s craft. It shares #gangstersuccess and encourages me to #daretowrite. It’s about writing to #pleaseyourself with the possible chance of pleasing someone else and it may even help someone else #getwise.

Ancient Beauty

Ancient Beauty is published in AELA's Earthwords and Artlings Anthology. Volume 1: Voices of Nature 2020.

Burn and Twirl

Poem Burn and Twirl is published in the inaugural issue of Curiouser Magazine, Melbourne, Australia, April 2021.

Live Encounters

Roses are Red, Moonrise and Inside of You, poems published at Live Encounters Live Encounters by Village Earth, April 2021: Special Edition for Australian and New Zealand poets.

Swamp Online Magazine for Postgraduate Creative Writing

Pockets of Silver Sun was published in Swamp 31

"... and in Tracie Lark’s writing we discover that to repair clothing is to repair oneself."

Read here!

Having A Lark

Broadcasting short stories, micro fiction, and poetry, as well as indulging in literary discussions and musings, Tracie Lark goes face to face with her literary self. An audio aid to tracielark.com on Spotify. Listen now!

Mind Your Head

'Mind Your Head' placed 3rd in the Whangārei Libraries 3.30 Flash Fiction Competition 2024. Read Here | Listen Here.

The Vending Machine

The Vending Machine placed 3rd in the Northland NZSA Short Story Competition 2024. Read Here. Listen Here.

Split

'Split' was selected as part of Palmerston North's City Library's latest Poetry Project: The Poetry Machine! 

‘The Poetry Machine’ has been coded to randomly select and print a poem from the content that they have programmed. The ‘machine’ is a repurposed receipt printer linked to a Raspberry Pi and a giant red button (just because). It is housed in a gorgeous old record player box. It’s designed to be ‘plug and play’ so wherever we put it, people will be able to print themselves a random poem to enjoy. 

Eclipse

'Eclipse' was published in Fast Fibres 11 2024, a Northland anthology of poetry. 

Dreamdrift

'Dreamdrift' was selected for Flash Frontier's time | Wa themed flash fiction.