Cirrus@Austlit

'He unpacked the green cotton vest he had bought from the department store and he laid it on his bed and was happy he had chosen the right colour. He put on a chequered shirt and clipped the cuffs with green links and he put on his vest and felt good and new. He looked in the mirror at his black and grey stubble and he decided he looked good and he wouldn't shave it. He went downstairs where his wife had cooked eggs and had made coffee. He drank it and she told him about Selena and how she was growing her own tomatoes in her garden. She went out to see her friends later so he lounged around inside and listened to the radio. He got a call in the afternoon...'  (Publication abstract)