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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Set of Short Story Pocket Books 1-18
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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.
Merry-Crack-Mass, Warwick Newnham , single work novella

'Merry-Crack-MaSS speaks to character and choice referencing morality texts like 'Pilgrim's Progress' in moral laxity and human hurt; the innocent punished alongside the guilty, protagonists as anti-heroes, ritualised atonements of guilt.

'The universe holds no mystery it just is as it is and ever shall be.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
Rot, Laura McPhee-Browne , single work novella

'Something is rotting in Merry and Phillip's marriage. A smell has invaded the dilapidated bed and breakfast they own together, and when a mysterious guest arrives, appetites are whet and the source of the smell is revealed.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
Jane and the Captain of Industry, Margaret Pearce , single work novella

'Jane's husband's relation had inherited the wealth of his ancestor whose wife had slept with the king. In a bid to redirect the fortune to her husband, Jane encounters the dangers of changing the past.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
Burning Birds, Emilie Morscheck , single work novella

''Ruthie O'Donnell was saying goodbye forever by slamming the door in my face.'

'Kicked out of his apartment, Edward sets out on a journey to find his estranged mother, armed with 20 years of unsent letters. In a 300km journey to Sydney the silent shadow that has followed Edward since childhood begins to chip away at his hope for ever finding peace with himself.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
Take Care, Brisbane, Kay Kerr , single work novella

'News anchor Owen Richardson, knows better than anyone that there are three versions of the the story: his version, her version, and the truth.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
Words That Don't Mean Anything, Ramon Loyola , single work novella

'Like any other schoolgirl, Samira just wants to make friends in Sydney's suburbia, despite the birthmark on her face and her harrowing experience as a refugee from Afghanistan. When she meets Brooke, the promise of friendship becomes enticing. But the actions and words of a select few threaten their hopeful bond. Together, Samira and Brooke face an inevitably vicious world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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