Vermin-Proof Fence single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 2024 Vermin-Proof Fence
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This story is about Luke, an Aboriginal volunteer fire-fighter. During a series of terrible bushfires, Luke struggles with the demands of the farmers who are concerned more about protecting their fences from bushfires than they are about the wildlife trying to escape the fires. 

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    y separately published work icon The Rocks Remain : Blak Poetry and Story Karen Wyld (editor), Dominic Guerrera (editor), Kent Town : Wakefield Press , 2024 27629421 2024 anthology poetry prose

    'Like rocks, we are shaped by forces over time. Despite being eroded, fractured, immersed, put under pressure - The Rocks Remain. Always was, always will be.

    'Through poetry and prose, twenty-five Aboriginal writers share narratives that embody: strength of family and community; love found and lost; enduring relationships with the Land and nonhuman others; honouring Elders and Ancestors; expressions of place and belonging; asserting sovereignty; talking back to the colony; and envisioning Blak futures. Voices of new and emerging writers are intertwined with writers of renown, with a strong representation of writers with connections to South Australia. This collection is both timeless and timely.'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

    Kent Town : Wakefield Press , 2024
    pg. 15-24
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