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Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 10 Short Stories You Must Read in 2011
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Surry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Australia Council for the Arts , 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Laminex and Mirrors, Cate Kennedy , single work short story (p. 1-22)
Big Knobs, Bill Condon , single work short story (p. 23-46)
The Space between Us, Larissa Behrendt , single work short story (p. 47-67)
Pinata, Jessica Rudd , single work short story (p. 69-94)
Nanoparticles, Charlotte Wood , single work short story
'In 'Nanoparticles', Lisa cannily observes the people waiting alongside her at the motor registry, from the harried mother of two to the man engrossed in his newspaper. With her characteristically sharp and tender observations, Charlotte Wood examines the smallest things that draw us together and the many larger issues that wrench us apart.'
 (p. 95-120)
The Flats, James Bradley , single work short story (p. 121-140)
The Demons of Buttecrack County, John Birmingham , single work short story (p. 141-169)
Passage, Caroline Overington , single work short story
'Paul Bannerman is the newly elected deputy premier of Victoria, and he has a story to tell. For politics hasn't always been his life. Thirty years ago he was a young university student without a sense of purpose or any real ambition.
Until a chance meeting one morning with the infamous Brother Ruhamah gives him the direction he seeks - straight into the cult of the Jesus People...' (Publisher's blurb)
 (p. 171-196)
Trust, James Phelan , single work short story (p. 197-238)
The Existence of Women, Miranda Darling , single work short story (p. 239-270)
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