David Vernon

A Nice Boy (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Thick red Northern Territory mud coated Barry's shins and arms up to his elbows. Every time he slapped a mosquito he left another muddy handprint. Mud streaking his face, coating his clothes had swallowed one of his sneakers; sand itched in his underpants and his bare back burned with insect bites. His beloved Cruiser was resting her axles on the shoulder of the dirt road, the left-hand wheels bogged to the wheel-arches. And Sharon had filmed it all."
from 'The Weekend Warrior' by Kym Iliff-Reynolds

"Every day I watch her and pray she'll jump. Always the same time, late afternoon. When light softens and the wind dies down. She stands at the edge, with nothing in front of her but the ocean's expanse and the rocks below. Knees flex forward and straighten back again in a measured cadence. A rhythm stolen, perhaps, from a favourite song. Today, as in others past, she stops, steps back and slowly walks away."
from 'Prelude to Carrion' by George Lancaster

Thirty-two award-winning short stories fill these entertaining pages. Written by Australian and international authors these stories explore Australian culture sometimes funny, often poignant, occasionally unsettling, this anthology showcases the best of Australian contemporary short story writing.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: David Vernon
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781370813995
• Artikelnr.: 48205957

Autorenporträt

I am a freelance writer and editor. I am father of two boys. For the last few years I have focussed my writing interest on chronicling women and men's experience of childbirth and promoting better support for pregnant women and their partners. Recently, for a change of pace, I am writing two Australian history books. In 2014 I was elected Chair of the ACT Writers Centre.

In 2010 I established the Stringybark Short Story Awards to promote the short story as a literary form.