Bette Guy

Bette Guy, born in Coventry, UK. Migrated to Australia in 1966. Has won several awards with her short stories, many published in Anthologies. She has had over 20 stage plays produced and was a winner of the Patrick White Playwright's Award in 2000. She has an MA (Research). Her published thesis is Political Satire: Aristophanes to Fo. Bette loves writing comedy, especially satire. She did a six month stint as a stand up comic which both excited and traumatized her. "I learned a lot about comedy doing that, even though it was the hardest thing I've ever done. Satire is great because you can make people think and laugh at the same time. I consider the head and the heart to be of equal importance." Bette's first fiction novel, DAY AND KNIGHT The Case of Missing Things, is a humorous take on the romance, mystery thriller genre, even though it has murder, fraud, theft and worse included. It's a tongue-in-cheek approach, a bit like munching on a chocolate bar and trying to talk at the same time.

This new collection of short stories RIDING THE FATE TRAIN came about because I discovered that almost all of my stories explored how one tiny moment can change a life forever and that this theme made the collection a credible project to share with readers. It was a surprise discover y tome, because I had not up til then realised I viewed life events with such a perception. No longer did I accept that whatever happened was God's Will but just maybe Fate is the new god. For some people it will remain God who determines it all and yet...it is good to explore other points of view and to share them.