I have 3 novels published & 3 poetry collections published. I’m a dinky-di Australianhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mv5ehy4cf32eHello Readers/Book Lovers I thought, while I'm cleaning up my desk, computer files and generally dusting the office, I might shine a light on some of my books on Kindle Unlimited. This is before I take a well-earned break in the sunny South West of Western Australia in October. Also, my last plug… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/09/10/hello-readers-book-lovers/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social10 Sep 2026 05:55 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5ehy4cf32ehttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3muydd2t3zf26Australian Short Fiction A Tribute to One of the Best © Gillian Mears (July1964-May 2016) grew up in the northern NSW town of Grafton. Acclaim came early with her first book, Ride a Cock Horse (1988), a collection of short stories, winning a Commonwealth Writers Prize. Her next short story… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/09/08/australian-short-fiction/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social08 Sep 2026 05:51 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3muydd2t3zf26https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3muvvmlbki22jBelonging to a Writers Centre A Good Group One of the best decisions I made in October 2025, was to rejoin the Peter Cowan Writers Centre. We meet in this beautifully restored cottage that belonged to Edith Cowan and was moved from Mounts Street, Perth and built as a replica. I wrote a uni paper… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/09/07/belonging-to-a-writers-centre/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social07 Sep 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvvmlbki22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3muehnpcgbm25Australian Short Fiction: Peter Carey    Plus three writing exercises Peter Carey was born in 1943 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria where his parents ran a car dealership. He worked in advertising and wrote fiction in his spare time. Four of his novels were rejected before his short story collection,… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/08/31/australian-short-fiction-peter-carey/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social31 Aug 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3muehnpcgbm25https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mttcxa5kxs26This Week’s ebook Specials Finally reduced my two latest eBooks by 50% + Two Poems MINISCULE is my favourite poetry book, so far. In these troubled times, it's best to swathe your soul in some fun and entertaining nature poetry. We all need to lift our spirits now and again. What better way is… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/08/24/this-weeks-ebook-specials/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social24 Aug 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttcxa5kxs26https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mtda7iv3o226Australian Short Fiction: Helen Garner Helen Garner was born in 1942, in Geelong, Victoria, the eldest of six children. She attended Manifold Heights State School, Ocean Grove State School and then The Hermitage in Geelong. She went on to study at the University of Melbourne, residing at Janet… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/08/18/australian-short-fiction-helen-garner/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social18 Aug 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtda7iv3o226https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3msyxaexhl524Miniscule: Children’s Poetry ⚡️FLASH! ⚡️NEW RELEASE Out Now on AMAZON KINDLE⚡️ ⚡️WHAT'S IT ABOUT ⚡️For CHILDREN 8 to 14 YEARS⚡️ Miniscule is about the small creatures that inhabit our world. The poems reflect a miniature world of small mammals, birds, reptiles, insects and bugs that occupy our… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/08/14/miniscule-childrens-poetry-2/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social14 Aug 2026 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyxaexhl524https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3msxp33jrqk25Fun with the girls at two birthdays 🎂 🥳 🍷🥂🍹13 Aug 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxp33jrqk25https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3msrmwmgy3u25Australian Short Fiction, Patrick White The Patrick White Award is an annual literary prize established by Patrick White. White used his 1973 Nobel Prize in Literature award to establish a trust for this prize. Patrick White (28 May 1912 – 30 September 1990) was an Australian author who is widely… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/08/11/australian-short-fiction-patrick-white/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social11 Aug 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrmwmgy3u25https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3msmb6hnhcc2mLove her💕#internationalCatDay #cats08 Aug 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmb6hnhcc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mryopgj7m62aThe Odyssey & Other Bits On Friday, I watched the film The Odyssey, a Christopher Nolan masterpiece. One of the reasons I wanted to see the movie was to partly enjoy this blockbuster and also to understand Homer’s long epic poem which I supposedly needed to study at University. Of course, I… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/08/01/the-odyssey-other-bits/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social01 Aug 2026 04:59 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mryopgj7m62ahttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mrlxiocmdd2iMiniscule: Children’s Poetry ⚡️FLASH! ⚡️WIP Collection Out Soon on AMAZON KINDLE⚡️ Cricket Ensemble Mid-summer and several house crickets are practisingtheir music in the ceiling. They are tweaking the samehigh-pitched, rhythmic sound that happens every hourafter 7 pm. Night must switch them on… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/07/27/miniscule-childrens-poetry/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social27 Jul 2026 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlxiocmdd2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mrjj3xurux2iAustralian Short Fiction: Elizabeth Jolley Elizabeth Jolley, 1923-2007 Elizabeth Jolley was born in a coal-mining town in the English midlands. She came to understand loneliness and isolation at an early age from her Viennese mother, the daughter of an Austrian general during World War I, who was… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/07/26/australian-short-fiction-elizabeth-jolley/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social26 Jul 2026 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjj3xurux2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mrjegd7hck22Caught the tongue just in time #caterday26 Jul 2026 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjegd7hck22https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mr2bgxs5dd2tPoem: Through a Litany of Filtered Light Published in August on Spring Poetry Wall, Joondalup Library - Listen to poem Through a Litany of Filtered Light When it comes to naturethere is no half measure,no illusion or suggestion.You follow kangaroos, ducks,bobtails, the weed choke on deadwood.You… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/07/20/poem-through-a-litany-of-filtered-light/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social20 Jul 2026 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2bgxs5dd2thttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mqr2nnpw362aAustralian Short Fiction: Cate Kennedy Cate Kennedy is an Australian author based in Victoria. She graduated from University of Canberra and has also taught at several colleges, including The University of Melbourne. She is the author of the highly acclaimed novel The World Beneath, which won the… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/07/16/australian-short-fiction-cate-kennedy/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social16 Jul 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqr2nnpw362ahttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mqg5dyj3nf22Summer/Winter Book Sale ⚡️Flash Deal for JULY, 2026⚡️ 75% OFF! Hello, Readers!I’m excited to announce that my book, The Last Asbestos Town, is available as part of a promotion on Smashwords for the month of July as part of their 18th Annual Summer/Winter Sale! This is a chance to get my book,… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/07/12/summer-winter-book-sale/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social12 Jul 2026 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqg5dyj3nf22https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mpx36pao522wAustralian Short Fiction – Josephine Rowe       Suggested Reading & Exercises  ©                                                                     Josephine Rowe was born in 1984. She lives in St. Kilda and is the author of East of Here, Close to Water, Asynchrony and How a Moth Becomes a Boat.… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/07/06/australian-short-fiction-josephine-rowe/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social06 Jul 2026 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpx36pao522whttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mpsor3kzcu2xFor the Joondalup Library Poetry Wall in August COPYRIGHT (c) 2026: Image by courtesy of the Peter Cowan Writers Centre http://helenhagemann.net/2026/07/04/for-the-joondalup-library-poetry-wall-in-august/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social04 Jul 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsor3kzcu2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mpn4sdhxe32nSuper Books Sale for Summer/Winter ⚡️Flash Deal for JULY, 2026⚡️ 75% OFF! ⚡️What Readers Can Expect ⚡️Super Smashwords Celebration!⚡️ Why not check out my first book featured in this once in a lifetime offer from Smashwords. You can pick up my book from as little as $1.49 USD. You can also read a… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/07/02/super-books-sale-for-summer-winter/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social02 Jul 2026 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpn4sdhxe32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mpfhjubdy726Australian Short Fiction – Robert Drewe                                                                                                New Series Featuring Australian Authors and Their Short Fiction © Robert Drewe was born in Melbourne, but moved with his family to Perth, at the age of six. He was… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/06/29/australian-short-fiction-robert-drewe/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social29 Jun 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpfhjubdy726https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mpdvmdvz5c23Happy Caterday 🐕🐈‍⬛🐈28 Jun 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdvmdvz5c23https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mpagmzyn6a2cBook Sale: 1st July – 31st July I’m excited to announce my books, The Ozone Cafe and The Last Asbestos Town will be discounted on @Smashwords during their month-long Summer/Winter Sale in July! Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/06/27/book-sale-1st-july-31st-july/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social27 Jun 2026 02:40 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpagmzyn6a2chttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3motpte5bsm25Feature: Drinking Alone under the Moon A poem by Li Po Amongst the flowers Iam alone with my pot of winedrinking by myself; then liftingmy cup I asked the moonto drink with me, its reflectionand mine in the wine cup, justthe three of us; then I sighfor the moon cannot drink,and my shadow goes… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/06/22/feature-drinking-alone-under-the-moon/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social22 Jun 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3motpte5bsm25https://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3morf5rhqg72qAfter, Drinking Alone A New 1st Draft Poem © After, Drinking Alone After Billy Collins This is not his poem, ‘After Li Po',the way Collins repeats the lines ‘after’ andnot saying ‘after you’, or ‘one thing afteranother.’ ©Nor am I saying writing ‘after you’ or whetherI think that any poem written… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/06/21/after-drinking-alone/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social21 Jun 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3morf5rhqg72qhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mobzhs6prc2bI wonder where the birds have gone #caturday15 Jun 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobzhs6prc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mo7lsrnijc2zhttps://rochfordstreetreview.com/2026/06/13/helen-hagemann-driving-into-dublin-bloomsday-supplement-2026/14 Jun 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7lsrnijc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/helenhagemann.bsky.social/post/3mo5sm6jnen2vScifaiku accepted into Zine #3 While I wait for my five minutes of fame on the Rochford Street Review's Bloomsday Edition, I thought I would share my other publication of a scifaiku poem that will be published in the Peter Cowan Writers Centre's Zine #3, The Tides we Change These are the other… http://helenhagemann.net/2026/06/13/scifaiku-accepted-into-zine-3/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social13 Jun 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:huc6slyqaobwvh2tmuoommui/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5sm6jnen2v