About Marcus Egan
Marcus Egan writes literary fiction set in 1990s Brisbane. Inspired by the music, venues, and spirit of the era, his Mermaid Avenue collection explores the interconnected lives of characters rooted in place and community. Each novella and novel weaves through the songs and stories that shaped Brisbane’s music landscape.
The Mermaid Avenue “Community” is a multi-book interconnected series, that looks at lives and events – some lived, some observed and some just fiction.
Coming Soon
Jamie Evans
A postman's ordinary day becomes a turning point. When a horrific accident during his mail rounds sets off a cascade of misfortune, Jamie Evans finds himself fighting not just physical pain, but the weight of accumulated loss and isolation. In 1990s Brisbane, where the music pulses through the streets and community thrives in the pubs and venues, Jamie struggles alone—until resilience and unexpected connection begin to light the way. A story about loneliness, loss, and the fractured redemption that comes when we finally let others in. Jamie Evans traces one man's emotional journey through darkness toward a measure of light, and the joy of finding community when you think you are alone.
Ray Black
Ray Black chased the dream of being a musician from an early age. But dreams don't always pay the bills. Now he plays cover sets in pubs while holding down a full-time job, trying to keep the music alive in the margins of his life. With his wife Lisa, Ray navigates the daily grind—a mortgage, the kids, the endless stretch of making ends meet. Between work, family obligations, and the easy distractions of television and alcohol, finding time to truly see each other becomes its own struggle. Inspired by the Mermaid Avenue song "Wagons," Ray Black is a story about the cost of deferred dreams, the weight of ordinary life, and the fragile connection between two people trying to hold it all together. It's about the gap between who we wanted to be and who we've become—and whether love can survive the distance.
