Written Tales

  • Susan Cornford

    Living in Perth, Susan Cornford writes sharp, compact fictions shaped by everyday tensions and the tiny ruptures beneath them. She is a retired public servant with a keen eye for human detail.

Shakespearean Tragedy

January 27, 2023

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Susan Cornford mirrors two figures preparing for a moment that will throw them into separate brilliance—one behind velvet, one behind a hood—each bracing for the split-second when darkness breaks.

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