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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
How to Love Broken Glass, Alli Barnard , single work short story (p. 1-4)
Lucia or I Can't Really Describe the Sensation, Nathan Besser , single work short story (p. 5-11)
The Other Place, David Campbell , single work short story (p. 12-14)
Mauve, Patrick Cullen , single work short story (p. 15-28)
Collapsing Under Their Own Weight, Patrick Cullen , single work short story (p. 29-33)
'And?', Patrick Cullen , single work short story (p. 34-40)
Mirror, Mirror, Peter Goldsworthy , single work short story (p. 41-61)
The Only Damage, Melissa Goode , single work short story (p. 62-70)
Blind Date, Janette Turner Hospital , single work short story (p. 71-80)
Certain Things I'd Say About Girls, Graeme Kinross-Smith , single work short story (p. 81-87)
Wild Horses, Joanna Kujawa , single work short story (p. 88-97)
The Thistle, Chris Mansell , single work short story (p. 98-104)
Phoebe's Scar, Karen Manton , single work short story (p. 105-118)
If You Don't Like It Leave, Alejandra Martinez , single work short story (p. 119-125)
Here is the Heartflower, Gillian Mears , single work short story (p. 126-141)
The Favourite, Paul Mitchell , single work short story (p. 142-150)
Fuck Me Eyes, Amra Pajalić , single work short story (p. 151-163)
Object Lessons, Alison Ravenscroft , single work short story (p. 164-169)
On the Yarra Glen to Yea Road, Sue Robertson , single work short story (p. 170-176)
The Passport, Janey Runci , single work short story (p. 177-185)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2005 .
      Extent: 235p.
      ISBN: 1863951105
      Series: y separately published work icon The Best Australian Stories Black Inc. (publisher), Melbourne : Bookman Press , 1999 Z1845180 1999 series - publisher short story extract

      The second of the three Best of collections, Best Australian Stories was inaugurated in 1999, under the guidance of executive chair Morry Schwartz. In 2004, publisher Chris Feik took over the series. In March 2018, Black Inc. announced the cancellation of all three series, replaced by Best Summer Stories.

             Number in series: 6
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Works about this Work

Untitled Geoff Belligoi , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 1 no. 3 2006;
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
Untitled Phillip Edmonds , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Winter no. 3 2006; (p. 50)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
Vintage 2005 Jennifer Moran , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , March-April vol. 16 no. 2 2006; (p. 36-37)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose ; The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Poems 2005 2005 anthology poetry
Shot of Literary Whiskey Takes the Edge Off Melinda Harvey , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 February 2006; (p. 17)
— Review of On the Edge : Thirty Modern Australian Short Stories 2005 anthology short story extract autobiography ; The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
Unknown Quantities James Ley , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 278 2006; (p. 32)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
A Question of Taste James Bradley , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 December 2005; (p. 25)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose ; The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
Unknown Quantities James Ley , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 278 2006; (p. 32)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
Shot of Literary Whiskey Takes the Edge Off Melinda Harvey , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 February 2006; (p. 17)
— Review of On the Edge : Thirty Modern Australian Short Stories 2005 anthology short story extract autobiography ; The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
Vintage 2005 Jennifer Moran , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , March-April vol. 16 no. 2 2006; (p. 36-37)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 2005 2005 anthology essay autobiography criticism prose ; The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story ; The Best Australian Poems 2005 2005 anthology poetry
Untitled Phillip Edmonds , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Winter no. 3 2006; (p. 50)
— Review of The Best Australian Stories 2005 2005 anthology short story
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