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Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Cloudbursting
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: At the End of the Rainbow
Alternative title: Cloud Busting
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Best Australian Stories 2005 Frank Moorhouse (editor), Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2005 Z1204781 2005 anthology short story Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2005 pg. 193-197
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Swallow the Air Dust on Waterglass Tara June Winch , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2006 Z1265164 2003 selected work short story (taught in 33 units)

    Swallow the Air follows the life of 15-year-old May Gibson, an Aboriginal girl from New South Wales whose mother commits suicide. May and her brother go to live with their aunt, but eventually May travels further afield, first to Redfern's Block in Sydney, then to the Northern Territory, and finally into central New South Wales. She travels to escape, but also in pursuit of a sense of her own history, family, and identity.

    St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2006
    pg. 19-28
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    y separately published work icon Good Weekend 6 May 2006 Z1267062 2006 newspaper issue 2006 pg. 33
    Note: With title: At the End of the Rainbow
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    y separately published work icon Manoa Where the Rivers Meet : New Writings from Australia vol. 18 no. 2 2006 Larissa Behrendt (editor), Barry Lopez (editor), Mark Tredinnick (editor), 2006 Z1392013 2006 periodical issue 'More than two dozen contemporary novelists, essayists, and poets are collected in this remarkable collection of work from Australia, a complex country with a multilayered history. Among these outstanding writers is a growing number of Indigenous authors, whose voices are included here. Their stories - many of them previously untold in literature - deepen and expand our understanding of the experiences that comprise Australia's past, present, and future. Both the Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors in Where the Rivers Meet address their country's struggle to create a shared citizenship and sense of belonging. Some seek the key to this shared belonging in the creation of a more just relationship to the land and in issues of ownership. Others find clarity and rejuvenation in the country's harsh and beautiful wildness. Still others emphasize, in the words of Melissa Lucashenko, that we need to hear 'the small, quiet stories in a human mouth' in order to truly know this land and its people.' -- Publisher's website. 2006 pg. 109-111
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    y separately published work icon The Best Australian Stories : A Ten Year Collection Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2011 Z1771915 2011 anthology short story (taught in 1 units) Collingwood : Black Inc. , 2011 pg. 300-303
    Note: With title: Cloud Busting
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    y separately published work icon Things a Map Won't Show You : Stories from Australia and Beyond Susan La Marca (editor), Pam Macintyre (editor), Camberwell : Penguin , 2012 Z1834405 2012 anthology short story poetry prose crime

    'An unforgettable collection of short fiction, poetry and comic art from Australia and beyond . . .

    'A boy who tries to fly, a cricket game in a refugee centre, a government guide to kissing, the perils of hunting goannas, an arranged marriage, an awkward blind date, a girl who stands on her head, an imprisoned king and a cursed Maori stone . . .

    'Sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, always compelling, this collection featuring both established writers and emerging talent will broaden your horizons and excite your imagination.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Camberwell : Penguin , 2012
    pg. 15-24
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    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. 161-165
    Note: With title: Cloud Busting
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    y separately published work icon Flock : First Nations Stories Then and Now Ellen van Neerven (editor), St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2021 20977737 2021 anthology single work prose short story Indigenous story

    'This wide-ranging and captivating anthology showcases both the power of First Nations writing and the satisfaction of a good short story. Curated by award-winning author Ellen van Neerven, Flock roams the landscape of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytelling, bringing together voices from across the generations. Featuring established authors such as Tony Birch and Melissa Lucashenko, and rising stars such as Adam Thompson and Mykaela Saunders, Flock confirms the ongoing resonance and originality of First Nations stories.' (Publication summary)

    St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 2021
    pg. 3-8
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