Mark Cornell Mark Cornell i(A29833 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon My Uncle Mark Cornell , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2022 24291003 2022 single work prose

'Uncle is a term for men connected to family not necessarily by blood, but by love. They can become second fathers, sometimes closer to a child than their real father. In Indigenous society, to call someone Uncle is a sign of respect. Michael Connor has just returned from Uluru, where he saw the creator God, Biame, in all his glory within the coal sack nebula of the Milky Way. In the form of an emu, his head abutting the Southern Cross, he keeps an eye out for us all. Michael finds it hard to settle back into city life. His Uncle, Ayden Oak, is dying. He tells his nephew he has written his life story in two exercise books, and asks if could help make it into a book. Ayden grew up in a humpy on a vacant block with his dark-skinned mum, Kalina. They scratched a living from selling vegetables. From Kalina, he learnt a history of his country not taught in schools. Uncles appeared in and out of his life, to help Ayden along the way. As a kid, Ayden was called 'Abo' and at one stage held down on the school asphalt playground, to be repeatedly kicked in the balls. That's why they think he could never have kids. When Michael was a boy, Uncle Ayden used to come around every Friday night and read the Connor children Irish fairy stories. Michael was haunted by Oscar Wilde, and told his Uncle that's why he became a writer. Ayden's life story includes a history of his people from so-called 'settlement' right up until today. At times, this book is not an easy read, but then the truth never is.' (Publication summary)

1 A Prayer from the Inferno i "I went out to the orange night sky", Mark Cornell , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: I Protest! Poems of Dissent 2020; (p. 63)
1 The Tune of Mt Oberon i "Dusty grey-blue Mt Oberon", Mark Cornell , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 64)
1 y separately published work icon Julia & the Moonbirds Mark Cornell , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2018 14043555 2018 single work novel

'New Year's Eve 1969. Feisty, red-haired Julia King places her drunken arm around the shoulders of shy Shane McCarthy and invites him to join her band the Moonbirds. Man has just set foot on the moon; huge crowds march through the capital cities of the world to protest against the Vietnam War. Both teenagers are from the backwaters of Portmagee, a coastal town in south-west Victoria. Their homeland is dotted with hallowed grounds, where, if you listen, you can hear the hymns of land and tide. Julia's clan come from the Dreamtime and shipwrecks; Shane's, Irish migrants fleeing the Famine. Music courses through the blood of both of these kids. A rock band offers the opportunity to realise the ultimate dream. Together they create a unique sound which they take to the rest of the world. Join their odyssey of love, ambition and creativity, where they conquer, but pay an unforeseen cost.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Journey to Glory & Other Stories Mark Cornell , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2017 10625348 2017 selected work short story

'Spanning five stages of life, A Journey to Glory features stories from childhood up to middle age. The book is full of love and awe for the beauty of the landscape, and at times aware of its ability to destroy. All the characters are aware that they are a part of nature and that she tends to intrude if you dare ignore her. One character thinks he is a fish, one talks to magpies, another finds himself dancing with the fairies of Ireland. These are Celtic-Australian stories full of families, lovers, enchantment, humour and the perspective of the outsider. The stories are mainly about outer suburban life, where nature is never far away. However, some of them fly off to strange realms outside the city - places where the author had no idea he’d end up. ' (Publication summary)

1 The Magpies Mark Cornell , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 23 2012; (p. 53-56)
1 Use Your Kidneys Mark Cornell , 2011 single work short story
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 21 2011; (p. 38-41)
1 The Change i "A crossbow of stars burns through", Mark Cornell , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , April vol. 19 no. 3 2011; (p. 15)
1 Minnaloushi i "Minnaloushi, walky talky puss", Mark Cornell , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , July vol. 19 no. 6 2011; (p. 6)
1 Will at Warrnambool i "Tom saw his first Shakespeare", Mark Cornell , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , October vol. 19 no. 9 2011; (p. 5)
1 Ode to Johnny Mac i "Time ruthlessly scratches", Mark Cornell , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Mozzie , September vol. 19 no. 8 2011; (p. 1)
1 The Shearwater Mark Cornell , 2010 single work short story
— Appears in: Polestar , January no. 19 2010; (p. 36-40)
1 The Crossing i "You no longer want to hold my hand", Mark Cornell , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 18 2009; (p. 8)
1 The Fisherboy Mark Cornell , 2009 single work short story
— Appears in: Tamba , Spring/Summer no. 45 2009; (p. 38-40)
1 Through Amber's Eyes Mark Cornell , 2006 single work short story
— Appears in: Tamba , Autumn/Winter no. 38 2006; (p. 26-28)
1 Our Dusk Visitor i "As Dusk starts Golding in", Mark Cornell , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Tamba , Spring/Summer no. 39 2006; (p. 22)
1 Black Tuesday Mark Cornell , 2005 single work short story
— Appears in: Tamba , Autumn/Winter no. 36 2005; (p. 5-7) Beyond the Rainbow , March - April no. 48 2010; (p. 14-15)
1 The Shearwater Mark Cornell , 2004 single work short story
— Appears in: Tamba , Spring/summer no. 35 2004; (p. 34-38)
1 Murray Mark Cornell , 2002 single work short story
— Appears in: Tamba , Autumn/Winter no. 32 2002; (p. 42-43) Coppertales : A Journal of Rural Arts , no. 9 2003; (p. 18-20) Polestar , no. 17 2008; (p. 27-28) Indo-Australian Anthology of Short Fiction 2014; (p. 265-268)
1 The Shoreline Mark Cornell , 1997 single work short story
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 7 no. 1 1997; (p. 74-78) Indo-Australian Anthology of Short Fiction 2014; (p. 269-278)
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