THE RAT raised its head off the floor and glared at me through its bulging bug eyes. It raised its top lip baring a row of immaculately polished teeth. I narrowed my eyes back at it. Before I could raise the mug to my mouth the rat was at my feet, growling and biting at the cuffs of my trousers. [...READ ON]

Island, 102

Cover of Island, 102Featuring Blackdrifts, a short story by Simon Groth.

Island is a Tasmanian-based quarterly featuring short stories, poetry, extracts from forthcoming novels, and articles and essays.

Price: $20.00

Blackdrifts:
In rehabilitation from a violent car accident Leith battles her girlish response to the attentions of her physiotherapist, memories of a childhood crush in the darkness of the Brisbane River, and her own cravings for the comforting blackdrifts of her unconscious.

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