AustLit

'As soon as he had finished his resume, which was very late, Oliver opened his bathroom window, turned into a hawk, and took off into the depths of Ueno Park. He soared between high-rise towers, their office lights still toiling away to keep each cubicle safe and illuminated. He glided over the train tracks and taxicab queues made small by distance, the icy coo of the wind flowing past his ears and eyeballs. Flocks of pigeons and the odd crow greeted him as he wafted past, unafraid because they knew that despite his appearance Oliver was entirely amicable and always ate before he went flying. He settled down in the park's enclosure where the Bear was waiting...'

 (Publication abstract)