The crew over at Phantom Billstickers have just released the first issue of their Cafe Reader. It’s a free publication chock full of creative writing. You pick one up when you’re having a coffee, have a read, take it home with you.

I’m honoured to have some work in the first issue; a short-story I wrote called “The Party (A Fiction)”. I’m especially honoured given the company I’m keeping.

The first issue of the Phantom Billstickers Cafe Reader features work from Bill Direen, Jim Wilson, Ben Brown, Hi Newman, Brett Lupton, Kelly Ana Morey, Chris Mooar, George Henderson and Rick Bryant.

It’s a terrific group to be part of – there’s some amazing work in this quality publication.

And the first issue features a chapter from the memoir that Dave McArtney was working on. We know of the tragic news, Dave McArtney passed away just as the Cafe Reader was going to print. There’s a special dedication to him inside the front cover. His wonderful piece in the magazine being all the more special now of course.

So I’m proud of this – I’m sure the other writers are too. And I know the Phantom Billstickers crew are. So much so in fact that they’ve offered a special prize for one lucky Off The Tracks reader.

Go find a copy of the Cafe Reader and tell me the name of the story you like the most; the one that caught your attention first. The name of the writer and the story’s title. Leave that in a comment below. And I’ll pick one lucky winner who will receive one of the brand new Phantom Billstickers T-shirts and a $50 iTunes voucher.

So grab a copy, share your thoughts and be in to win. That simple really.