Jonathan Tromane
Author, Artist Copy writer and Creative
Welcome to the Jonathan Tromane website. Jonathan shares his time between writing and painting, using acrylic paints. On this home page you will find his latest paintings, previews of books written and projects in progress. You can explore further by clicking on the buttons for the support pages. Enjoy your visit to the Jonathan Tromane Web site. Just added in the Short Story section - read about another "Dark" story from the "On the Dark Side" collection.
New paintings:
REMEMBERING VENICE: Of the international locations Jonathan has visited over the years, Venice stands out. A unique city without a doubt. This painting depicts the famous Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal and to make the painting task more challenging it is a night scene. It is the most detailed painting Jonathan has completed and one he is quite proud of.
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Asian Green
Bee eater
This painting is of a beautiful little bird Jonathan saw in Sri Lanka when he visited there in 2024. It lives in various countries across Asia but you have to be quick to spot it.
Stony Point - Mornington Peninsula
This painting is a view of the Stony Point jetty as seen from Woolleys Beach. Both locations are on Western Port Bay.
SHORT STORY/POETRY WRITING
There are many courses available on short story writing. Jonathan completed a short story writing course and novel writing course when he first started writing seriously. Based on his knowledge and experience with writing short stories he put together an article on the elements of a short story. That article can be viewed in the Short Story section of this web site. New writers might gain from reading it.
ABOUT POETRY: When you write poetry, and stories you paint pictures with words. Readers should be able to visualise what the writer is trying to depict, whether it be a scene, a person or some type of action. It's all part of the creative process. The following poem explores how the creative mind develops something that hopefully can be visualised. Have a read and see if you can picture the images that Jonathan is creating here.
PUBLISHED WORKS
The Twilight Years
The Twilight Years relates Jonathan's experiences working in the Australian Healthcare system as a Caregiver. Jonathan describes the difficulties, pleasures and learning experiences in caring for aged and disabled people in their own homes. During his 10 years in this role he met many wonderful people and helped them manage various medical conditions - Parkinsons, MS. MND, Cancer Cerebral Palsy and more - as they did their best to enjoy their Twilight years.
Mandate
COULD AUSTRALIA HANDLE A MAJOR TERRORIST ATTACK?
MANDATE EXPLORES THAT POSSIBILITY WITH A FICTIONAL TERRORIST ATTACK IN MELBOURNE. Although this novel is set in 1989/1990 what happens then could easily happen today.
Projects in progress
The Van Bladen Deception:
When two young boys discover a sealed metal box in a dry lake bed and take it away to see what it contains thay unleash a deadly train of events that places them and various other people in extreme danger.
The events following the discovery attract the attention of ASIO intelligence agent Geoffrey Logan. When he starts investigating what has been happening he treads on the toes of his own boss and attracts the attention of an American billionaire and his associates. That group of high profile businessmen appear to be working on a major project to benefit all mankind but their leader and some of the group members appear to act in a manner that is questionable.
The action takes place in Australia and in the beautiful US city of Seattle.
V Four
A Melbourne radio talk show host is targetted by a secret group to promote their activities in moving the government to improve the justice system: to make the penalty fit the crime. In doing so they open a can of worms that leads to lethal consequences.
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Welcome to the Short Story section of this site. Scroll down to see Jonathan's take on the Elements of a Short Story, and read about a new addition to the collection.
SHORT STORIES
Jonathan has written a number of short stories on various subjects but the genre he keeps drifting back to is 'The Paranormal'. He has written six stories in this genre. Two have been published, one in a book of short stories and the other in a UK based web magazine called 'Strange Circle'. His plan long term is to write about twelve or more and publish them as a book of short stories to be entitled 'On the Dark Side'
ON THE DARK SIDE
(A work in progress)
A book of short stories on the paranormal. The volume will feature twelve to fifteen short stories. Below are some examples - Just added "The Forest", read a synopsis below:
Bright Moon
This short story was based on a poem Jonathan wrote called 'Wolf'. He has done this twice now; written a poem then looked at the make up of it and then expanded it, adding characters and additional elements to turn it into a short story. The theme and storyline remain the same, there is just a lot more in it.
SYNOPSIS: The setting is in North America somewhere very cold. On a bright moonlit night Daniel is awoken by a strange feeling that grips him. He decides to get dressed and go out for a walk in the snow much to his partner Naomi's distress. They argue and he leaves with the relationship in turmoil. Once outside he feels elated and ends up walking into the nearby forest where the reason for his strange feelings are revealed in a terrifying manner.
EXCERT: ...The night was so clear, my eyes had quickly become accustomed and I could see a long way with the help of the bright moon. A cocktail of thoughts passed through my mind as I moved slowly forward. The one that was most predominent was, why am I here? What made me come out on this night especially into such a foreboding place as the forest? It was the first time I had ventured into the outside world since ...
THE FOREST - 'NEW'
Peter was seeking peace and tranquility, and a chance to escape from the heat when he strolled into the forest that summer's day.
He was also looking to escape from the things that were overwhelming him - his job and his relationship with his girlfriend Mia, however as he went deeper and deeper into the mysterious environment, things started to change and he found himself gripped by strange forces that were taking control.
So was he really in a tranquil forest or was his mind playing tricks on him ...?
Followed
SYNOPSIS: When Julie gets involved with the spirit world her partner Rob is very sceptical. Matters become much worse when Julie invites some friends around for a seance and the evening is a disaster. A few months later Julie rings Rob to say that her car won't start, she is walking in the rain and she thinks she is being followed. Rob sets out to rescue her but other forces come into play.
EXCERT: ...I found Julie behind a large tree, hunched up against the trunk. She stayed quite still and just stared at me. Her eyes were really wide open and the whites were showing. "Julie, Jules! Are you okay?" She continued to stare at me, her brown hair all matted on her face and rain mingled with tears running down her cheeks. Her clothes looked quite wet, like she had been huddled there for a while. For a moment I thought she hadn't recognised me but as I walked towards her she began to speak, quietly, in a forceful tone.
"No! No! Keep away!, Robby! Keep away! ... Get away from me!"
Natasha
SYNOPSIS: When The Deputy Chief of Mission of the American Embassy in Moscow meets a mysterious new female employee he is captivated by her. His obsession with her however leads him to the very depths of evil and a great darkness commences that not only impacts on the embassy but has more far reaching repercussions.
EXCERT: ...When Natasha returned my heartbeat accelerated once more and I almost felt that she had cast a spell upon me and I was willingly succumbing to its power. I found I had to turn my head and look away from those mysterious eyes; such a dark brown colour, so dark I couldn't see the outline of the pupils and yet, in contrast they had a hint of a light golden ring around the edges. It was as if those eyes wanted to draw me toward her and looking away was the only way to release myself. I forced myself to move on and spoke as I looked into the drawer where the satchel lay ,,,
