David has been featured in several publications:
Like Clockwork
Ed. David Vernon
(Stringybark Publishing, 2022)
Highly commended short story
‘Bob’s Pride’ by DSM Christensen
Thirty-two twisted and entertaining tales are featured in this, the forty-first, short story anthology from Stringybark Stories. Selected from over 150 entries these winning and highly commended tales are an intriguing read. From late night burials to art heists, dotty mothers to mischievous magpies, Stringybark Stories’ fourth collection of tales with a twist is certain to be a treat.
Feral
Ed. David Vernon
(Stringybark Publishing, 2023)
Highly commended short story
‘Mending Fences’ by DSM Christensen
Forty-four short stories are showcased in Stringybark Stories largest ever anthology of award-winning short stories. Selected from 360 entries from Australia and around the world, these stories are quirky, clever, poignant, sometimes sad, occasionally scary, sporadically funny, but always entertaining. They are a ripper read. Feral is contemporary short story writing at its best
Matching Baggage: Sharing the Load in Love
by Monique Lisbon
(Living Hope Resources, 2023)
Foreword by DSM Christensen
The key to a successful romantic relationship is not finding someone with ‘no emotional baggage’… it’s finding someone with ‘MATCHING BAGGAGE’!
Matching Baggage is a collection of stories and songs by Monique Lisbon. It tells different sides of a familiar story – the struggle to find true and honest love. There’s humour and heartbreak; angst and anger; inspiration and intrigue; longing and love… and finally… there’s: matching baggage!
For more details click here, or purchase here.
Australian Writers’ Centre – Furious Fiction, November 2023
David’s short story, ‘Humpty Tom’ was long-listed in the November 2023 Furious Fiction competition by the Australian Writers’ Centre.
With contributions from all over the world, his piece was judged to be in the top 5% of entries.