SANDI PARSONS - READER, WRITER, STORYTELLER
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Salty

Dara longs to have a best friend, someone she can hang out with. But it seems like Josh, her new assignment partner, will land her in popularity purgatory.
At least their assignment topic is perfect — Ned Kelly’s death mask. Now, Dara can drop words like ‘pseudomedicine’ and ‘phrenological analysis’ into casual conversation.
When ‘Ned’s head’ is stolen, Josh is convinced the culprit is their new art teacher, Ms Isoba.
As Josh hunts for clues to prove his theory, he discovers that Ms Isoba isn’t the only person with a secret.
​What’s Dara hiding?
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And will it impact her dreams of popularity?

  • Shortlisted for the West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (Children's Choice) 2026
  • ​Longlisted for The DANZ (The Diversity in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Children's Book Award) 2026
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Faraway Nearby Ink
Paperback, $18.99, 5th October 2024
978-0-9876157-7-0


Cover art by Jasmine Berry
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"The urge to answer that my dietary requirements include extra salt itches to come out of my mouth.
It’s never good to brag.
I swallow my words instead. What I need is a change of subject. My stomach grumbles in agreement.
‘Shh! Stop it with the wamblecropt,’ I whisper.
I’d share wamblecroft with the girls, but I don’t think they like my words. Especially after what happened with scurryfunge."

© Sandi Parsons


  • About
  • Books & Writing
    • Pepsi the Problem Puppy
    • Salty
    • Freelance Writing
  • Cystic Fibrosis
    • 5 Lessons Medical Practitioners Can Learn From Veterinarians
    • 31 Days of Cystic Fibrosis
    • Could Chopin Be the Most Famous Person With Cystic Fibrosis?
    • For 49 Years I've Had the Reaper Breathing Down the Back of My Neck
    • The Last Walk (Own Voices Short Story)
    • Recipe for Realising You Really Do Need a Lung Transplant After All (Hermit Crab Essay)
  • Hire Me!
    • Author Presentations
    • Public Speaking
    • Unicorn History
    • Editing & Sensitivity Reading
  • Store
    • Freebies!
    • Books
    • Editing Services
    • Printables
    • Writing Prompts
  • Contact