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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Flicking the Flint
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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Herding Kites : A Celebration of Australian Writing Michael Williams (editor), Mulgrave : Affirm Press , 2008 Z1539298 2008 anthology poetry short story Mulgrave : Affirm Press , 2008 pg. 222-225
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Best Australian Stories 2014 Amanda Lohrey (editor), Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2014 7989511 2014 anthology short story (taught in 2 units)

    'In The Best Australian Stories 2014, Patrick White Award–winning author Amanda Lohrey selects the outstanding short fiction of the year. Sometimes fantastical, sometimes raw, and always a ‘shot of adrenaline to the mind and heart’, this collection features exciting new voices alongside the established and admired.'

    'The edges of reality blur in a corporate lawyer’s tale of working in a 1200-storey glass tower. A prized coffee table becomes the focus of a father’s anxieties and frustrations. Tense and fractured lines of communication shape the life of an interpreter on Christmas Island. Imaginative, remarkable, intimate – this unmissable anthology celebrates the art of consummate storytelling.' (Source: Publisher's Blurb)

         Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2014     pg. 174-190
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Something Special, Something Rare : Outstanding Short Stories by Australian Women Black Inc. (editor), Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2015 8162994 2015 anthology short story

    'Drawn from over a decade of Best Australian Stories, this collection presents outstanding short fiction by the country's finest female writers. Including tales of love, family, heartbreak and joy, it showcases the strength and diversity of writing by Australian women. From the dramatic to the hilarious, these stories will enchant, move and delight the reader. (Publication summary)

         Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2015     pg. 184-204
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Flicking the Flint Anna Krien , Kate Lee , 2010 single work drama 'A young man, addicted to lighting fires, has been institutionalised. His confinement is barren. Life only exists in the puddles of light that spill across the floor. Isolated, he retreats to the memories of his abusive father and his addictions. Adapted from the short story by Anna Krien, 'Flicking the Flint' combines text, movement, visual imagery and an original electronic score to create a cinematic landscape that explores the underbelly of the Australian consciousness.' Source: www.brisbanefestival.com.au/ (Sighted 18/03/2010).
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