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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Gorgons Deserve Nice Things
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'“We lived in a world that did not allow women to breathe; how could we be anything but monsters?”

'Tansy Rayner Roberts retells the stories of seven women from Greek mythology, giving voice to the scorned, the sidelined, and the monstrous.

'A young gorgon finds acceptance at the Medusa Club. Atalanta spills the truth behind the myth of the Argonauts. Scylla suffers through a series of terrible college roommates. Handmaids in Sparta get more than they bargained for when they interfere in their queen’s correspondence with a Trojan prince. A comparative mythology graduate finds herself at a speed-dating night packed with dodgy gods. Behind a velvet rope, a queenly Minotaur presides over a roller disco. Persephone shares her story via a series of pomegranate recipes.

'Deliciously mythic and delightfully funny, Gorgons Deserve Nice Things delivers new takes on ancient stories, reinvigorating them with modern perspectives and settings. Showcasing the craft and insight that made her one of Australia’s most beloved short fiction writers, this collection sees Roberts at her wry, subversive best.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Upper Mount Gravatt, Holland Park - Mount Gravatt area, Brisbane - South East, Brisbane, Queensland,:Brain Jar Press , 2023 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Meet Me at the Medusa, Tansy Rayner Roberts , single work short story (p. 1-5)
How to Survive an Epic Journey, Tansy Rayner Roberts , single work short story fantasy (p. 6-20)
Girls Who Read Austen, Tansy Rayner Roberts , single work short story fantasy (p. 21-24)
The Love Letters of Swans, Tansy Rayner Roberts , single work short story (p. 25-39)
The Minotaur Girls, Tansy Rayner Roberts , single work short story (p. 40-56)
Some Cupids Kill with Arrows, Tansy Rayner Roberts , single work short story fantasy (p. 57-65)
Six Recipes Using Pomegranate Seeds, Tansy Rayner Roberts , single work short story (p. 66-68)
Wonder Women of the Mythic Universe, Tansy Rayner Roberts , single work essay (p. 69-74)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Upper Mount Gravatt, Holland Park - Mount Gravatt area, Brisbane - South East, Brisbane, Queensland,: Brain Jar Press , 2023 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 80p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 7 March 2023.
      ISBN: 9781922479389 (pbk), 9781922479372 (ebk)
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