Tae Has A Winning Way With Words

TAE Grainger used her parents’ antique Japanese cabinet for inspiration in her finalist entry in a national short story competition.

Tae’s talent was pitched against the storytelling abilities of 6500 other youngsters telling science fiction tales during the 1999 Australasian Publishing Group schools short story competition.

The 11-year-old Rivermount College student’s time travel story, Time of the Tansu, took third place and is to be published in an anthology called Imagine That due out next month.

In her story, she describes the ‘old and ancient, rusty hinged’ step tansu her parents purchased while living in Japan while Tae was still a baby.

“The black forged iron trims gave it an air of authority and I was drawn to the shiny mahogany brown glint. I pulled open one of the little doors and stared into the vacant space in awe,” Tae wrote.

“Without warning, a huge wind lifted me off my feet and sucked me in. I was whirling around, thrown and buffeted from one side to the other.”

In Time of the Tansu, Tae finds herself transported into ancient Japanese times in the body of a dead Japanese Princess, with an aim to restore her spirit.

“I know a lot of good story writers and I knew the competition would be tough but I thought I’d do okay,” said Tae, who has already completed a writing course.

Published: 25/08/1999
Source: Gold Coast Bulletin

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