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y separately published work icon The Best Australian Stories 2015 anthology   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 The Best Australian Stories 2015
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2015 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction : The Best Australian Stories 2015, Amanda Lohrey , single work essay (p. vii-ix)
The Pilgrim's Way, Goldie Goldbloom , single work short story (p. 1-20)
Picasso : A Shorter Life, John Scott , single work short story (p. 21-32)
2 or 3 Things I Know About You, Claire Corbett , single work short story (p. 33-35)
Puppet Show, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 37-49)
The Three Treasures, Melissa Beit , single work short story (p. 51-59)
Little Toki, Colin Oehring , single work short story (p. 61-70)
On Ice, Eleanor Limprecht , single work short story (p. 81-89)
The Level Playing Field, Julie Koh , single work short story (p. 91-97)
How Great Is Your Life?, Jo Lennan , single work short story (p. 99-112)
Supernova, Omar Musa , single work short story (p. 113-121)
Alphabet, Ryan O'Neill , single work short story (p. 123-129)
Into the Woods, Sarah Klenbort , single work short story

Jolene gives birth to a baby girl, Georgette, who she quickly discovers is deaf. Jolene struggles to understand Georgette's limitations, pushing her towards cochlear implants and learning to speak. Georgette, feeling isolated, drifts apart from her mother; she eventually finds a deaf family that exclusively signs. She leaves home to be with the deaf community that Jolene denies.

 (p. 131-139)
Something Wild, Jo Case , single work short story (p. 141-149)
Better Things, Balli Kaur Jaswal , single work short story (p. 151-161)
Aokigahara, Jennifer Down , single work short story

'I phoned my father when I arrived. He said, Your mum's just round at Aunty El's, in such a awy that I knew she wasn't; that she'd left the room with her hand to her mouth when he'd first said, Hullo love, and I felt so sorry for us all.' (Introduction)

 (p. 163-175)
The Same Weight as a Human Heart, Nick Couldwell , single work short story (p. 177-182)
Vital Signs, Nicola Redhouse , single work short story (p. 183-193)
Twenty Dollars, Annette Trevitt , single work short story (p. 195-209)
Manyuk, Mark Smith , single work short story (p. 211-218)
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