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INTRODUCTION 9 Time to don the bat wings JULIANNE SCHULTZ: Fly a little, imagine a lot
FICTION 13 Offshore service CRAIG CLIFF 26 The tank JOSEPHINE ROWE 30 A matter of instinct JANE WILLIAMS 34 Mrs Dogwether’s bird moment CLAIRE AMAN 39 Friday night at the Nudgel MELISSA LUCASHENKO 47 Octopus NICOLAS LOW 59 Continental drift CORY TAYLOR 65 Enlarged + heart + child GEORGIA BLAIN 72 No man is an island FAVEL PARRETT 74 Tryst RACHAEL S MORGAN 85 Free lunch AMY ESPESETH 96 Elsie’s house ASHLEY HAY 111 Underwater ROMY ASH 116 The lovers TONY BIRCH 121 The new capital XAVIER HENNEKINNE 139 Searching for Monty BARBARA BROOKS 145 The big one-eyed dork KATE LAHEY 154 Forgetting MAYA LINDEN 158 Sunny Lodge SALLY BREEN 166 The middle of nowhere CHRIS WOMERSLEY MEMOIR 80 Finding a florist in Lidcombe ELENA WILLIAMS: Honouring the dead 101 Archipelago DIANNE D’ALPOIM: Other islands, other seas 149 Post-nuclear BENJAMIN LAW: Surviving the family Christmas
POETRY 54 His grandfather THOMAS SHAPCOTT 55 Sighting Rottnest MARGARET MERRILEES 64 Islands KATHLEEN BLEAKLEY 138 An abstract art WH CHONG
www.griffithreview.com The proliferation of island studies LAURIE BRINKALOW On the Colonial Verandah BARBARA BROOKS Masks of fiction: love letter from a stray moon JAY GRIFFITHS A bay of islands PAT HOFFIE The island METTE JAKOBSEN The dog of fiction and the wolf of memory MIRIAM ZOLIN
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Time to don the bat wings
Fly a little, imagine a lot Julianne Schultz
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JULIANNE SCHULTZ: Time to don the bat wings 11 Griffith REVIEW Emerging Writers’ Prize2011 Congratulations to the winners of the third annual GREW Prize. Thanks to the continuing support of the Copyright Agency Ltd, Text Publishing and Varuna Writers’ House, we are pleased to announce two winners in each category.
The fiction award this year goes to Romy Ash and Rachael S Morgan. The winners of the non-fiction award are Meera Atkinson and Nicolas Low. You can learn more about these writers and the GREW Prize at www.griffithreview.com/GREW
The winners have been selected from those emerging writers published in Griffith REVIEW this year whose work has been deemed most original and influential.
The award includes a week-long writing residency, manuscript appraisal and mentoring. FICTION
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Craig Cliff is a writer, columnist and public servant based in Wellington, New Zealand. His collection of short stories, A Man Melting (Random House, 2010), won Best First Book in the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
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Josephine Rowe is a Melbourne writer whose collection of short stories, How a Moth Becomes a Boat, was published in 2010 by Hunter Publishers. Her poetry, fiction and non-fiction have appeared in Best Australian Poems, Best Australian Stories, HEAT, Overland, Dumbo Feather, Island, The Age, Australian Book Review, harvest, Going Down Swinging and Griffith REVIEW 32. She is working on a second collection of stories, to be published by UQP in 2012.
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30 Griffith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matter of instinct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`(3"$.6!26!8%'4.".3&)$/! W3*#$!$)"!9*34&"=!$)"'!$)"!2"'8)!$-7#=!#)".I"#!%'4!8(72-%*4#/!N%<3'&!#(*"!$)%$!%'6! 9--4!'-$!3'!$3'#!3#!#"8(*"4!3'!7.%#$38!8-'$%3'"*#!;3$)!$3&)$+93$$3'&!.34#/!1#!#)"!8."%'#! #)"!$)3'<#!%2-($!$)"!7%8<"$!-9!*%$!7-3#-'!%'4!$)"!*%$!$*%7#!('4"*!$)"!#3' 32 GriffithREVIEW34 )"!."%I"#!$)"!;-,%'!;-'4"*#!39!)3#!"6"#!%*"!,-*"!*%223$+!$)%'!*%$+.3<"!%9$"*!%..=!%'4! ;)%$!<3'4!-9!$*%7!$)3#!,3&)$!2"/!1'4!9-*!;)-/! A)%$! '3&)$! )"! *"$(*'#=! 4*('"&&%*#!8%':$! 2"!8)--#"*#=!%'4!)":#!%!&--4!2-6!-'8"!6-(!&"$!$-!<'-;!)3,/!K--'"*!-*!.%$"*!6-(:..!2"! &.%4!9-*!$)"!8-,7%'6/!_-(:..!#""\:! U'!$)"!9-(*$)!'3&)$!)":#!2%8 Jane Williams is the author of four collections of poetry and one of short stories. Her poetry has won the Anne Elder Award and the DJ O’Hearn Memorial Fellowship. Her most recent collection of poems is City of Possibilities (Interactive Press, 2011). She lives in Hobart. JANE WILLIAMS: A matter of instinct 33 FICTION Mrs Dogwether’s bird moment Claire Aman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riffithREVIEW34 ?(&!+5<+!+(&*+!$#'!+#6&'(/-$!,#)!6&9!?(&!+(2,,7&+!#2'!5-.!3!(&5)!(&)!)2665$/-$! 5)#2-.! /-! '(&! -&J'! )##69! ?(&! 1)/-$+! #2'! 5! '/-&)! $)5-..52$('&)! /-! B.&75/.&! +&-'! /'! '#! (&)9! 3! )&5.! #2'! 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'(&! %5&)!(5-.+!7/&!-&J'!'#!(&)!420!7/8&!-58&.!'(/-$+9!3!%5/'! 12'!+(&*+!-#'!+52&/%#'(*@$-".(*$@*F,AA#"G23D*E.#2/>)*(!"*F,A"-B*H-,'(%9$?"*@"">.*I,'"(#:* $/*.$@(*@'0.)*'//$3"/(*$@*(!"*A#2/*($*>".(-$:*'(.*$/#:*@$$>*.$,-3"8** CLAIRE AMAN: Mrs Dogwether’s bird moment 37 G2+'!1&,#)&!+2-+&'!3!)/.&!'(&!1/4<47&!#2'!'#!M$$&)'+!H5-./-$9!?2007&I548!3+75-.!7/&+! 7#-$!5-.!7#%!/-!'(&!%5'&)!%/'(!'(&!.5)8!65++!#,!')&&+!0726/-$!#2'!#,!/'+!15489!=(&! 2-.&)1&77/&+! #,! 47#2.+! 5)&! 6/))#)&.! /-! '(&! %5'&)9! 3! 45-! (&5)! ,)#$+! /-! '(&! )&&.+! 47#00/-$! 5-.! +V2&58/-$! 5-.! 658/-$! 7/''7&! +075+(&+9! 3'! +6&77+! 7/8&! '(&! +&59! 3-! '(&! ./+'5-4&!3!45-!+&&!'(&!#7.!O)5,'#-!F)/.$&!+V25''/-$!#-!/'+!,5'!0/&)+9!=(&!0/-8!,577+!#2'! #,!'(&!+8 Claire Aman lives in Grafton, New South Wales, working as a town planner and writing in her spare time. Her short stories have been published in two editions of New Australian Stories and in Best Australian Stories, Southerly, Island and HEAT, and broadcast on ABC Radio. 38 GriffithREVIEW34 FICTION Friday night at the Nudgel Melissa Lucashenko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"&#&! )*#&! 4)%*#-$,-! -(4,0.! $-! .-$8&! 4,! 34554,+'0&5! -($,! "(&-(&#! 3$,'47**-! 0*-! (4.! '478! "&-! -*,40(-A! X$Q! "*##4&'9! H+7(! )*#&!4)%*#-$,-!-(4,0.9! MELISSA LUCASHENKO: Friday night at the Nudgel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elissa Lucashenko is an award-winning novelist and essayist who lives between Brisbane and the Bundjalung nation. Her novels include Steam Pigs, Hard Yards and Killing Darcy (all UQP). 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His essay ‘Notes from the feral edge’ appeared in Griffith REVIEW 23. www.dislocated.org NICOLAS LOW: Octopus 53 POEM His grandfather Thomas Shapcott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homas Shapcott AO is an award-winning poet and the author of fifteen collections of poems, eight novels and over twenty libretti. He was born in Ipswich, Queensland, and in 1989 was awarded an Order of Australia for services to literature and arts administration. 54 GriffithREVIEW34 POEM Sighting Rottnest Margaret Merrilees !"##$%&#'(&)*$+',-*+.%/012'3'4567'889648:;'3'8<'=/'">>'&?"@%'3'-%&#%@$'A0&#@*)B*' ! ! !"#"$%& & @"0C?'&%@B"0&'D)0%'&%*' 1*)%'&=EF'1*)%'&1B@%' C@%%$'C@%E'B&)*$+' ' "##!$%&$!'(&)!*!+&,-%$!$%(!$)&./!$0!&/1!2)03!40)56!74&'./-!7.#(/$#'6!4&.$./-!20)!$%(! 7$)($+%! 8($4((/! 90)$%! :)(3&/$#(! &/1! ;0$$(7#0(7(!02!$%(!*/1.&/!=+(&/!&/1!703($.3(7!02!?0$$/(7$>(&)7!&#$0-($%()#&+(!02!7&/1!&/1!4./1&)$!02!$%(!3&./#&/16!&!>#&+(!4%()(! >(0>#(! #.@(1$'!0/!$%(!%0).C0/ MARGARET MERRILEES: Sighting Rottnest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riffithREVIEW34 =/+(!$%()(!4&7!&!3&/!4%0!74&3!(@()'!30)/./-!&$!;0$$(7#0(05(/!$0&77.0/&$(#''1*)%'C")+' $"'B&)*$+' ' I@(/$,&##'!%(!1.7&>>(&)(1)"*#B$C'B$'&BM'#@*$&1*@%$#'&%H#B"$&' ' ' +"$$)*& & K?B#%'H*1&' D0$H?E'H)"0+&' D@B))B*$#'K?B#%'&1B@%' C@%%$'K%++B$C'H*=%'B&)*$+' ' A%(! 0#1! >).70/! 8(+&3(! &! -,(7$%0,7(>(1! 7&#$'! $04(#7! 0/! $%(!2#00)&/$7)04#(1! $%(! 0#1! -,/! (3>#&+(3(/$7! $%&$! $%)(&$(/! &/! (3>$'! */1.&/! =+(&/ MARGARET MERRILEES: Sighting Rottnest 57 K?B#%'E*H?#&' @%+'&1B$$*=%@&' @%+'>@%BC?#%@' ' D%(/!4(!4()(!'0,/-!?0$$/(7$!/.-%$7!3(&/$!7(B!./!$%(!7&/1(1&##(1! ,>!$%(!%.##!$0!$%(!#.-%$%0,7(!&/1!#&'!4.$%!0,)!%(&17!&-&./7$!$%(!$04()6!20)3./-!&! )./-! 02! 7>05(7(1! )0,/16! &! +0##(+$.@(! &/1! ./[email protected],&#! 8(/(1.+$.0/BI%')B$%&'">')BC?#N' >"0@'&?B1&' "$%'B&)*$+' ' *!7((!/04!$%&$!$%(!#.-%$!7$0>7!$%(!.7#&/1!2)03!1).2$./-!&4&'!./$0!$%(!0+(&/6!$%(! 8(&37!02!#.-%$!&!#007(!300)./-)"*#&'"$'#?%'?"@BJ"$' &"/%#B/%&'H)"&%'%$"0C?'#"'.0/1' &"/%#B/%&'+B&#*$#'*&'*'+@%*/G' ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Margaret Merrilees’ short work has been published in Meanjin, Island and Wet Ink. 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Her work has been shortlisted for various literary awards and her first novel, Closed For Winter, was released as a feature film in 2009 GEORGIA BLAIN: Enlarged + heart + child 71 FICTION No man is an island Favel Parrett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He designs books for Text Publishing, and the covers of Griffith REVIEW and Australian Book Review, and writes the blog Culture Mulcher for Crikey. 138 GriffithREVIEW34 FICTION Searching for Monty Barbara Brooks WHEN!"#!$%&'()&%*'+,!-./*(!.'!+0*!012,*!'*&%!+0*!3!+0*!1-(!511(*'!012,*! 5.+0!+0*!6&7&%&'(&!+%**,!.'!8%1'+!&'(!,)-.'+*%*(!$%*#!8-11%31&%(,!1'!+0*!/*%&'(&04! +0*#!512-(!+&9*!&8+*%'11'!5&-9,!(15'!+0*!0.--!&'(!&-1'$!+0*!5&+*%8%1'+4!2'(*%!+0*! :1%*+1'!;&#!8.$,!&'(!8-&"*!+%**,'$-.,0!+1!"*4!+0.,!0&3.+!18!81%"&-! 5&-9,4!&'!.(*&!71'8.%"*(!3#!?&'*!@2,+*'!'1/*-,'$-&'( BARBARA BROOKS: Searching for Monty 139 A0*!'*.$0312%,!-.9*(!A%.B.*'2#&/*0#.94?0/*+0.#@.4/0/,&#+90.'90/.&90.07&'90 @"<9=0:1'+#!512-(!71"*!01"*!&8+*%!&'!*'712'+*%!&'(!,!A"$09"'B%07'"@0@*.%0/"<%0 ";03+"3#+0%*+40.<+=0A0.,!5&,!0.,!%*8%&.'4!&312+!%*&-!*,+&+*!&$*'+,4!3&'9!"&'&$*%,4!&'(! 188.7.&-,! &+! +0*! -17&-! IJKC! 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She has published Leaving Queensland, a book of short prose, and a biography, Eleanor Dark: A Writer’s Life. Her essays and stories have been published in the UK, US, France and Malaysia. She teaches writing at the University of Technology, Sydney. ‘Searching for Monty’ is an extract from ‘Verandahs’, a fictional memoir which received the UTS Chancellor’s Award for an outstanding thesis in 2010. 144 GriffithREVIEW34 FICTION The big one-eyed dork Kate Lahey YOU!!"##$%&'($)*'+,-'.%$'/0$'1,%2/'!"##$%$%'3'45,1*'3/62'"57$22.5/"!8/,9'"/':'!-2/'2/,9'"/';,%' /0$'%$2/',;'/0$').<'.5)'<,-'7.5'2/.%/'.;%$20'/,=,%%,1*'' #$%! &'($)! *+! ,-.&.,.)*! /$00"! 3' 45,1&' 3' 45,11' 2$! )'+)*' 8,%%<*! 34&! 2$5)! )*.0.671! $689+.67! /2'&! 2$! :-9;';0+! &2.6()! .)! 84)&! ;'6&$-1! ')! &29472! '6+! )9-&! 9!&99(!4:!&2$!89;1!,900$'74$)!/'-6$%!*$!&2'&! #$%!/940%!%-.?$!*$!'/'+"!#9!96$!$?$-!0')&)!*9-$!&2'6!'!+$'-!).&&.67!6$@&!&9!#$%1! 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His stories have featured in Griffith REVIEW editions 20 and 25. www.chriswomersley.com CHRIS WOMERSLEY: The middle of nowhere 175 Why not catch up with our previous best-selling new-fiction editions as well? With our SPECIAL FICTION EDITIONS BUNDLES you can purchase all three of our annual fiction editions for $60.00 plus postage (a saving of $17.85 on rrp) or Editions 26 and 30 for just $39.50 plus postage (a saving of $10.40 on rrp). Only available from www.griffithreview.com/online-store Future Editions of Griffith REVIEW Griffith REVIEW 35: SURVIVING In an ever more populous, urbanised and media-saturated world, it can feel as if the rate and scale of disasters is straight out of a doomsday movie. Inured by daily reports and images of devastation, it’s easy to lapse into compassion fatigue and a pattern of short-term responses or quick technological ‘fixes’. Surviving will explore stories of our ability to adapt, survive and thrive in response to challenge. 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