Short Prose

Why I Write What I Write - Flash Non-Fiction Image

Why I Write What I Write – Flash Non-Fiction Essays

Frank Prem / August 30, 2026

I’ve started a series of Flash Non‑Fiction essays to examine why I write the themes I do. This opening piece looks at ageing and dementia — from my early nursing days in psychogeriatric wards to my mother’s Parkinson’s dementia, and finally to my own uneasy reflections on memory.

This Is How We Die short prose - Quartz Unit image

Exercises on the Inspiration for Writing, Memoir, Self Published Books, Short Prose

How We Die on Quartz Ward – Short Prose

Frank Prem / July 18, 2026

Something a little different today: short prose. Short Prose and a Writer’s Retreat I’ve just returned from a week-long Writer’s Retreat in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, at Mittagong. It was a marvellous experience, and I’ll share more about it another time. The story of why I decided to attend goes back a