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1 The Dwindling Glades Peter Grant , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Breathing Space 2021; (p. 140-149) 'In Tasmania's Central Plateau the day has reached its hottest. An intensely blue sky is broken only by a few mares' tails clouds. As I stoop to scoop water from a creek the air shimmers around me. Highland water satisfies. as always, but I crave shade. Spotting a small stand of pencil pines nearby. I crunch my way towards it through dry scrub. push low past the pines' scented foliage. and crawl into the deep green sanctuary of the miniature forest.' 

(Introduction)
1 y separately published work icon Forty South Short Story Anthology 2017 Peter Grant (editor), Margaret Johnson (editor), Fiona Stocker (editor), Lindisfarne : Forty South Publishing , 2017 14247607 2017 anthology short story

'Those of us who live in this heart-shaped island of Tasmania often experience a restive contentment. We sense an internal tide, sometimes tugging at us to leave in search of more, sometimes flooding us with an ache to return. This dynamic tension can be a powerful generator of creativity.

'Like the peasant at the edge of the court, we recognise the fragility, folly even, of those closest to the throne. We see clearly that even at the glittering, crowded centre nothing will suffice.

 'So we return to our fringe, wiser perhaps. But there is a melancholy here, a sense that – like the Irish – our island’s troubles will continually resurface.

'You will find in this anthology an exploration of these elemental themes. There is promise, and love, and a simplified life, certainly. But alongside these there are sometimes secrets, loss, enmities and violence. Thankfully there is humour too.'

Source: Editor's note.
1 Recovering from Optimism Peter Grant , 2011 single work essay
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 42 2011; (p. 46-49)
1 Words That Paint Pictures Peter Grant , 2009 single work essay
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 118 2009; (p. 8-10)
1 Absolutely Worth Saving: Finding a Place for Nature Writing Peter Grant , 2005 single work essay
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 102 2005; (p. 41-45)
1 The Eye of the Currawong i "Is this the eye of the tiger", Peter Grant , 2004 single work poetry
— Appears in: River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 2004; (p. 186-187)
1 A Long Journey to the Edge of Hope Peter Grant , 2004 single work essay
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 99 2004; (p. 30-36) Grant traces the significant geological upheavals that have occurred in Tasmania and ponders the future of the island under human influence.
1 A Half Open Door : Nature Writing and Environmental Cringe Peter Grant , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 53 1992; (p. 30-34)
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