Danielle Milliken

Danielle Milliken

An Australian short-fiction specialist from Rockhampton in Central Queensland. I have been sharing my work online under pseudonyms since my teenage years and hopefully have learned a little bit from constructive feedback I've received from readers.
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  • Mars Olivier Ebook Out Now
    3/12/2011
    Sci-Fi fiction "Mars Olivier" is now out in pdf. All five parts together. $2.50 usd.
  • A Thank You to Two Rock Legends Who Died This Weekend
    1/17/2011
    My heartfelt thanks to two highly influential musicians who have passed away this last weekend. Steve Prestwich from Cold Chisel and Harvey James of Sherbet. Two of the men who created modern Australian music.
  • Until Next Week
    1/16/2011
    Short Fiction 3,900 words. The 'off air' life of a superhero character. Whilst the camera's aren't on him, 2-D begins to develop a third character dimension and a kinship with his on-air Nemesis's.
  • Red Letters and Roof Shingles
    11/10/2010
    Short Fiction, 4,800 words. The roof shingles of a house watch on as an ordinary woman changes her life after a series of misdirected letters begin to land in her petunia garden.
  • One Moment
    10/29/2010
    Short Fiction. 3120 Words. Supernatural Sci-Fi Fantasy A woman moves through several different lives. A housewife becomes a pop star and then a prisoner and a doctor. But why? And who is the hook nose man she repeatedly encounters?
  • The Recidivist Rule
    10/22/2010
    Short Fiction: 2935 words. Sci-fi/Thriller/Horror. A repeat criminal in a dystopia version of the near future is shocked by a new solution to both crime and food shortages. Cannibalism.
  • The Blank Canvas
    10/10/2010
    A poetic piece that looks at the inner soul as being 'a blank canvas.' This particular poem might also be viewed as a slightly macabre self-portrait.
  • GFL (Galactic Football League) Final
    9/29/2010
    A futuristic code of football combining NFL,Soccer, AFL and NRL. GFL is played on other planets with varying extreme elements to contend with. Informally known as 'the death code.' This is a season finale.
  • A Ghosting Thor
    9/25/2010
    Poem of a dream on a rainy afternoon.
  • The Cat, Country "Transport," Living Without Internet and Other Changes
    4/15/2010
    An ongoing blog of my move from Melbourne to Rockhampton in CQ. Including training the cat, bad internet, mobile phone reception, and the horror of public transport in Rocky.
  • From Purrfect Pet to Hell Cat
    4/5/2010
    An ongoing blog on housebreaking an adult cat.
  • Housebreaking the Cat
    3/31/2010
    An update on my efforts to house-train my previously stray, adult male cat.
  • Moving Home Again
    3/29/2010
    The fun of moving, in those few days before you can start anything yet. Combined with the concerns about what moving home again will bring, after living in Melbourne.
  • Poetry: Tropical Sin
    3/27/2010
    A poem about a town of "Sin, Sweat and Sorrow."
  • Short Fiction: The Burglary
    3/16/2010
    A short fiction, written off the cuff. A burglar breaking into a house at night. [ 785 words ]
  • Old School Blog Thing - the Cat
    3/13/2010
    A little bit about life with the cat that adopted me.
  • Review: Christian Kane - Self-Titled EP
    3/9/2010
    A review of the new EP released by Christian Kane who plays Eliot Spencer on 'Leverage.'
  • Review: Quantum Earth by Julie Achterhoff
    2/24/2010
    A review of Quantum Earth by new author, Julie Achterhoff.
  • Some Great Christian Kane Songs
    2/24/2010
    Some great music by Leverage actor, Christian Kane.
  • Whaling Matilda
    2/7/2010
    To the tune of Waltzing Matilda, to suit events from Sea Shepherd Whale Wars expedition of the same name. a bit - Me vs. Banjo Patterson
  • Real Mysteries: Herman Rockefeller
    1/30/2010
    Melbourne Millionaire, Herman Rockefeller went missing on January 21 2010. On the night of January 30 2010 two people were charged with his murder. This is a recap of the story which gripped Australia.
  • Fictional Concepts Where We Have Surpassed Science-Fiction Predictions
    1/5/2010
    A top ten list of now every day concepts which began as sci-fi. The Jetson's video phone, Star Trek's Communicator and more.
  • The End of David Tennant's Time as the Doctor
    1/2/2010
    I look at David Tennant and Russell Davies work on Doctor Who so far, and a glimpse of what we might expect from Steven Moffat and Matt Smith in Season 5.
  • Top Ten Things I Thought We'd Have by 2010
    12/29/2009
    Some of the things science-fiction entertainment predicted we would have by the year 2010.
  • Australian Dream
    12/23/2009
    A poem depicting the easy seaside life which would be the Australian Dream.
  • Christmas Recipes
    12/16/2009
    Found in an old book, this pudding will look absolutely magical on your Christmas table, and your family and friends will love it. Cream, rum and cherries.
  • River Rock Plight
    5/10/2009
    A little nature style poetic piece which just happened to pop into my mind.
  • Nowhere Overpass
    5/1/2009
    A place that is in my mind, my homesick, drunk, very vague mind.
  • Circe
    4/29/2009
    5 line poetry
  • Poetry 101 - Top Ten List
    4/29/2009
    10 brilliant poems that are not emo. These are my personal favourites, some well known, some not. Different genres, and one that's not technically an actual poem.
  • Local's Guide to Tropical North Queensland
    4/18/2009
    From Rockhampton to the Top End, this is the best of what you should see in Queensland, from someone who grew up there.
  • Top Ten Songs by "John Butler Trio"
    4/16/2009
    The Ten best songs of unique Australian band, John Butler Trio.
  • Acrostic Global Depression
    4/15/2009
    For the "National Poetry Month: Poetry Challenge of the Day" an acrostic poem about the current Global Depression.
  • Frame Cell for upcoming Danimation
    4/12/2009
    Frame 55 of the animation for "The Raven's Fraud." The will to insult the human race is there, even if the talent is not. Most of the Danimation will be collective images like the last 'classy' production. But this frame I did with pen and paper
  • Poems of the Pauper Bard
    3/30/2009
    Three small poems written by a character in a novel I am in the process of writing. The following are three of his works. I hope you enjoy. (setting is 1665 amidst the Black Death in London)
  • What I Want
    3/26/2009
    Prose style list of stuff I want. Some trivial, some not. A bit Dennis Leary inspired.
  • Democratic Dictators
    12/14/2008
    Political poetry in traditional Australian folk/convict style dealing with current world issues where our rights seem to be getting thrown away.
  • Another Bottle
    11/13/2008
    When his wife is killed, Eider does not handle the pain well at all. He falls into a deep depression.
  • Single Female Suggestions for a Stringent New Immigration Policy
    7/30/2008
    Immigration policies in Australia have always been aimed at increasing the population in the tax-payer age bracket and promoting the breeding of new Australians. Here is a policy which we believe would actually do that.
  • Owned by the Budget
    7/10/2008
    Non-rhyming rythmic based poetry. For those stuck in jobs they hate, and who are beginning to feel that the company owns their soul. This is a discription of what it feels like to be working 9-5 in the modern world.
  • The Things that Happen, Outside My House..
    6/21/2008
    A scene I witnessed outside my house this morning. Very curious....
  • A Sequence of Horrific Events
    6/14/2008
    Short fiction, 800words. A dark artistic piece. One for those of you who appreciate Poe, Hitchcock and Tarantino I think here. Like I said, dark, and artistic. A bit like me.
  • Australian Political Night of Nights
    5/13/2008
    An opinion piece replying to some comments I've been hearing regarding the Australian Government's budget for this year.
  • The Raven's Fraud
    4/26/2008
    A "cover" of Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem "The Raven" Includes financial fraud and a bored policeman.
  • A Cold Coffee
    4/12/2008
    A vampire awaits news from a tribal court deciding his fate following a crime he commited. 1066 word short fiction.
  • Singer in the Street
    4/12/2008
    Imagery of the sound of man singing in a foreign language. This is an old one, but I always did like it.
  • Laying in Silence
    4/10/2008
    424 word short fiction. A look at an undiscovered crime scene. This is very much on the dark side, and has some adult overtones.
  • Waiting at the Met
    4/8/2008
    A poetic view of all the various characters that wait at an inner-city train station.
  • Another Blip in the Mass of Mothers Day Poems
    4/2/2008
    A poem about an assortment of mothers. Happy Mothers Day!

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