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Victoria Norton

Victoria Norton is a middle-aged mother and grandmother living in New South Wales, Australia who has worked for 25 years as a mental health nurse. She is pursuing her BA in Creative Writing at Southern Cross University. She has a published a collection of short stories, purple. emerald. gold. And a children’s picture book Who Ate the Cake? available from Amazon.com.

Check out these stories by Victoria:

  • The Story of Little Blue Bear
  • Ice Melt
  • All About the Blood
  • Brown Boxes
  • Night Flight
  • Blue
  • The Headland
  • Beatrice Fed the Ducks on Monday

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