Jack Vening Jack Vening i(A107538 works by)
Born: Established: 1988 ;
Gender: Male
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1 Goodbye to the Body Jack Vening , 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: New Australian Fiction 2022 2022; (p. 13-25)
1 Don’t Tell Me Jack Vening , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 236 2019;
1 Listen to Me Carefully and You Won’t Get Hurt​ Jack Vening , 2018 single work short story
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , December 2018;

'A young woman whiles away her summer calling strangers from the paper, waiting for her sister to return from who-knows-where, waiting for life to get moving – until Whitman comes by looking to sell a crossbow.' (Publication abstract)
1 Singles Night Jack Vening , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , December vol. 36 no. 2017; (p. 77-80)

 'Not many people will tell you, but a few years ago I was struck by lightning as I crossed a bridge with my son, Harvey. I was holding Harvey at the time, so I guess you could say he was struck by lightning too.' (Introduction)
1 Wisdom from a Life of Boxing and Other Violences Jack Vening , 2016 single work prose
— Appears in: Best Austrian Australian Comedy Writing 2016; (p. 225-232)
1 The Drone Report with Jack Vening Jack Vening , 2015 single work prose
— Appears in: Seizure [Online] , February 2015;
1 The Past Lives of Robert Redford Jack Vening , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sleepers Almanac No. 9 2014; (p. 31)
1 y separately published work icon The Sturgeon General Recommends : Jack Venning Jack Vening , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2013 6103173 2013 selected work short story humour

'In this issue, we feature a collection of short fiction from Jack Vening titled 'Work for a Man or a Horse'. From the world's most upsetting, shark-filled wedding to watching a strangely familiar, reverse-ageing man child die slowly, Jack Vening provides an disturbingly funny eye into a uniquely absurd world.' (Publication summary)
1 The Tourists Jack Vening , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Rex : The Journal of New Writing 2012; (p. 8-11) Award Winning Australian Writing 2013 2013; (p. 56-61)
1 I Promise This Will Make You Happy Jack Vening , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Voiceworks , Spring no. 90 2012; (p. 38-41)

'Sometime that year, when I was still living with my girlfriend in the Russian woman's basement, word came from home that my brother, Alistair, was going to be in town for court...' (Publication abstract)

 
1 2 The Problem with Dreams Jack Vening , 2007 single work drama

A saga of two city workers struggling to decipher dreams from reality, The Problem with Dreams follows down-trodden employee Alex and his demanding boss Sandra through an 'ordinary' working day.
(Source:http://the-riotact.com/?p=5426)
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