Ainsley MacLean brings the same raw honesty, focusing on themes of suffering, disillusionment, and struggle to his writing.

His poetry and prose reject easy answers and instead dig into the complexity of human experience, whether it’s the grief and loss in “1944” or the biting critique of modern life in “The Anti-Christmas Poem.”

Ainsley also explores science fiction within the drama of “The Stream of Consciousness” and “The Stony Hill Anomaly” stories, the latter set in a future Albany, Western Australia.

The experience of living with ME informs much of his writing, adding layers of personal reflection on the fragility of life, the illusions of normalcy, and the emotional strain of enduring chronic illness.

His work is characterised by sharp social critique, dark satire, and a refusal to shy away from uncomfortable truths.

You can find Ainsley’s writings published in The Voices of the South 2024 and 2025 on Amazon.