Anxiety single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Anxiety
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'There is a great big something that lives in my attic.
A shadowed, creeping creature that lurks just out of sight.
I think it followed me here. It makes the same
groaning sound that used to wake me in the middle of
the night. I thought it was just the creaking bones of my
old apartment, but this house is sleek and new, no bones
in sight. But, on the roof of the hallway that connects
my bedroom to the kitchen, there is a trap door. Such
an innocent square that just fails to blend in with the rest
of the ceiling. It is from behind this patch of ceiling that
I sometimes hear thumps and groans. I have not yet had
the courage to open it.' (Introduction)

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    y separately published work icon Verandah no. 31 2016 11618664 2016 periodical issue

    'Verandah started with a simple premise—that students at Deakin University (then Victoria College) should have an opportunity to publish their poetry, fiction and non-fiction, alongside the work of established writers and artists, knowing that all submissions would be critically evaluated and the final pieces selected on merit. As young writers ourselves, we also wanted to investigate the editing and publishing process, and recognise the creative role that editors and publishers play in honing a work and creating a collection.' (Foreword)

    2016
    pg. 39-43
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