POETRY + FLASH
POETRY Loudmouth Page and Pub Poems released 31/3/21. *** I’m stoked to announce the album of Loudmouth: Page and Pub Poems has launched on Spotify, iTunes, Bandcamp, YouTube, and Amazon Music. The album collects 15 years of spoken word verse. Perfect for anyone who loves the personal mixed with the political, a little bit of […]
NEW WRITING
Cigarette Santa Flash fiction by Michael Botur Clock says nine, time to pull up on that forecourt in my stolen Holden Clubsport, pull the hood down, get my weapon out. Your man here’s adept at the olllld Grand Theft Cigarette, yessir, scourge of petrol stations everywhere, Chernobyl of Mobils, Vexer of Caltex, the Zorro of […]
TRUE (2018)
Michael Botur’s fifth collection of short stories, True?, was released October 10 2018. REVIEWS: NZ Listener review Lives Less Ordinary New Zealand Listener · 29 Apr 2019 · By MAGGIE TRAPP Sixteen dark but well-crafted snapshots of Kiwi life. Michael Botur’s work grabs you by the throat and won’t let you go. In True?, the […]
Hell of a Thing – short stories by Michael Botur
Hell of a Thing The powerful 2020 short story collection Michael Botur’s work grabs you by the throat and won’t let you go. His artful short stories throb with pain, hope, misunderstanding, reconciliation, remorse, and surprise. As one reviewer says, “The authenticity is so scary, you wonder where this man has been and what demons […]
Author Michael Botur 