Mark Taylor

Harrassment, initiation, bullying, hazing, recruiting, bastardisation — whatever the word used, wherever it happens, it means only one thing. Set in the 1980s,  this story takes you inside the shiny brass, spit polished, leather and white-washed facades, into one of Australia's oldest institutions. This story is a chilling illustration of pressure to conform and how obedience can be destructive.

irrePRESSible Press, ISBN 0-9586896-8-7, perfect bound,  RRP $15

edited by Joan Lockwood and Vivien Arnold

For those of us who are priveleged enugh to have joined the ranks of the ageing, well done! Ageing is a lifetime achievement and is not for the faint hearted. The authors describe the humour and the pathos, the losses and the gains discovered in growing old.

irrePRESSible Press, ISBN 9587979 5 1, perfect bound, illustrated, RRP $15

Nick  Gray

This story is set in a realm where the grass is always greener on the other side of the plate. And takes the view that the sound of one hand clapping is applause. It's about being the wrong person at the right time or in the third person on the wrong planet. But suggests that when your best lover runs off with your favourite shirt, the fairy lights still twinkle on the other side of the razor wire. 

irrePRESSible Press, ISBN 0 9578795 0 4, RRP $15

edited by Patricia Gabriel

GET YOUR BUM WET AGAIN —  SAILING FOR EVERYONE

edited by Jackie Kay

This collection of stories is written by, and about sailors with disabilities.  from novice to olympic standard, they show immense courage and a sense of humour. Their stories are an inspiration and a challenge. 

irrePRESSile Press, ISBN 0 9587979 6 X,  RRP $15

by Caroline Ambrus and Robert Verdon

Arthur and Martha are two halves of a maladjusted whole who happen to share the same body. After becoming unemployed Martha applies for Newstart Allowance and Arthur applies for a Disability Pension. Things become complicated when Centrelink discovers that one of its customers is apparently double dipping.

irrePRESSible Press, ISBN 0 9587979 7 8, RRP $15

written and illustrated by Caroline  Ambrus

This diary is an amusing account  of the author's experiences in dealing with the welfare system. It traces her efforts at finding work whilst trying to establish her publishing empire, all on  a veritable pittance.  Whilst the narrative is satirical, the diary exposes some very pertinent issues about the welfare safety net. 

irrePRESSible Press, ISBN 0 9586896 2 8, RRP $15