Stories
Short fiction and memoir. Some to make you laugh, some to make you look up.
SHORTLISTED · 2026 FURPHY LITERARY AWARD
Uber Nan
The winner is announced on 25 July 2026. News, and in time the story itself, to follow.
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Careful What You Wish For
Eight-year-old Dimity Blackshaw is told to stay put, stay quiet and stay out of trouble. Then a garden, a thunderstorm and a gold painted crown have other ideas.
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A Not Very A-moo-sing Read
The summer of 1983: a drought, a family road trip, some very tall cousins and a bull named Bruiser. A true story, more or less.
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