A quiet Outback town. A group of stranded tourists. A past that refuses to stay buried.

When a tour bus driver's drinking threatens the safety of his passengers, local shopkeeper Mal steps in.
Left stranded in the sweltering heat, the group of city tourists has nowhere to turn—until Mal begrudgingly offers to take them sightseeing to remote Driscoll Gorge in his own van.
Mal is a man of few words, carrying the weight of a shattered past. Driving down corrugated outback highways with blind crests and no room for error, he only wants to give the travellers their money's worth and return to his solitude.

But the vast Australian wilderness holds more than just scenic views. What begins as a simple favour quickly turns into a struggle, leaving Mal to face both the rugged Outback and the shadows he's tried so hard to leave behind.

Short Fiction