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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Set of Short Story Pocket Books 1-6
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Moonee Ponds, Essendon area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:In Short Publishing Company , 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
If You Wake Up Dead, Fikret Pajalic , single work novella

'Set in early nineties Melbourne, If You Wake Up Dead is a story of Sokol, a young teenager who is set apart from his peers because of his strange, and almost preternatural skill, for valuating rare items and collectibles. Upon running a reluctant errand to collect lemons, he finds a kindred spirit and learns a lesson in life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
Interrupter, Barry Lee Thompson , single work novella

'Hello, Uncle. I thought you were never going to pick up.

'It's late, and there's someone on the phone. An unexpected caller. They say they're approaching the house. And they may not be alone.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
Stewie's Turnaround, Sally J. Finn , single work novella

'Set in the cell of a lock-up, Stewie's Turnaround is a non-stop romp that details the preoccupations of an energetic once-was small time drug dealer. This story is a powerful tale of how the forces of the system can bring about unintended consequences.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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