issue 13 fiction
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Zoo Girl – Ricky Jade
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Zoo Girl [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Ricky Jade [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20069″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] I toss and turn and turn and toss. Whenever I go to bed, every trouble… Read more.
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Speaking Silently – Callum Ross-Rowland
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Speaking Silently [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Callum Ross-Rowland [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20041″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]We’re alone in the small tin shed, waiting for time to pass. Dad speaks of his… Read more.
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Closed-Off Letter to a Mirror-Girl – Poppy Mullins
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Closed-Off Letter to a Mirror-Girl [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Poppy Mullins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19855″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text] Content Warning:Bullying [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I’ve had mirror-girls before. Cooked-chicken-skinned advocates peppering their Instagram accounts… Read more.
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Lonely Fight – Callum Ross-Rowland
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lonely Fight [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Callum Ross-Rowland [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19844″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text] Content Warning: Slight mention of stalking and masturbation [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I ascend the staircase as I do… Read more.
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Blur – Charley Anderson
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blur [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Charley Anderson [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19740″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Agnes was lying beside a girl with eyes full of little stars. Agnes had his eyes closed.… Read more.
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The Fear of Punishment – Poppy Mullins
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Fear of Punishment [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Poppy Mullins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19736″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text] Content Warning: Shootings, domestic violence, institutional abuse [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]‘Think, Len, think. We’ve already lost… Read more.
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Myself in the Way – Callum Ross-Rowland
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Myself in the Way [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Callum Ross-Rowland [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19714″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I watched rain batter the patio roof as water spilled from packed gutters. Mud… Read more.
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Until You Are Warm and Dead – Mitchell Gant
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Until You Are Warm and Dead [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Mitchell Gant [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9652″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The universally fatal core temperature for the human body is unknown. In… Read more.
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Old Gods – Connie Griffin
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Old Gods [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Connie Griffin [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9552″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]When my father would drink—after he’d had his first two but before he got too far—he’d… Read more.
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The Weather Man – Kacy Toombs
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Weather Man [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kacy Toombs [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9615″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I know some people at this party. Aunty Leslie is over by Mum, arm around… Read more.
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Dussek vs. Caligari – Kyrah Honner
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dussek vs. Caligari [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kyrah Honner [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9520″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I pressed the last key, the final note resounding for only a moment before it… Read more.
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My Love, Artemis – Andrew Kenny
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] My Love, Artemis [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Andrew Kenny [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9534″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The first I ever saw of you was the light’s reflection on the cold wet… Read more.
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Catfishing a Real Friendship – Jas Saunders
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Catfishing a Real Friendship [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jas Saunders [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9602″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]My first friendship heartbreak was on Moshi Monsters. Because that’s what those online chatroom… Read more.
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Bug – Samuel Maguire
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bug [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Maguire [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9591″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The late night Ipswich line stank of sugar and booze. After a ten and a half hour… Read more.
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Dogstep – Brock Scholte
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dogstep [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Brock Scholte [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9556″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]A man walked into a bar, but he couldn’t remember why. He stepped on a dingy floorboard,… Read more.
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Dear Alice – Jack Biggs
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dear Alice [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jack Biggs [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9642″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dear Alice, Before you berate me, I have no idea why I left the rope by… Read more.
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The Sun is Screaming – Breeh Botsford
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Sun is Screaming [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Breeh Botsford [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9598″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Did you know that the Sun is screaming? Well, not exactly screaming. It’s not… Read more.
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From the Heart – Jamie Stevens
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] From the Hearts [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jamie Stevens [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9628″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]‘Good morning, Alphie, how did you sleep last night?’ Subject Alpha did not respond. It… Read more.
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Sand Angels – Hannah Vesey
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sand Angels [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Hannah Vesey [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9650″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The party starts in 50 minutes, which means that I have 20 minutes to decide if… Read more.
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Destiny’s Flush – Melanie Hutchinson
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Destiny’s Flush [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Melanie Hutchinson [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9576″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Sylvia kicked the bucket sitting on the outdoor lavatory. It was a Monday, just like any… Read more.
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Every Day I Thank My Engineers I’m Not Human – Duncan Butcher
[vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Every Day I Thank My Engineers I’m Not Human [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Duncan Butcher [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9587″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Netos was an ecological marvel. For decades to come… Read more.
