Shelter — Dave Franklin

Darwin, 1974. Nick and Liz are preparing for their first Christmas together as the deadliest storm in Australia's history bears down on them...



This brutal, action-packed short story can also be found in the dark short story collection, Straitjacket Blues: Stories of Unease and in the anthology Begin The Madness: The Straitjacket Blues Trilogy.



Length: 12,000 words.



Dave Franklin has also written six novels and four collections of short stories, none of which should be read to small children at bedtime. In fact, his caustic, profanity-filled prose should be approached with caution.