NO ONE came for me, to arrest me or take me away. I followed the same path as always, only this time I did not run. For the first time, I strolled through the streets of Woolloongabba like I owned them. [...READ ON]

Twelve Years, One Month, and Thirteen Days

First page of Twelve Years, One Month, and Thirteen DaysA digital short story by Simon Groth

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Rain thrums on the tin roof and the water is rising in Norman Creek, but Mavis Jolley isn’t going anywhere. More than twelve years after her disappearance, Mavis’s daughter Katie has returned. But is this really Katie or a grotesque distortion of Mavis’s undimmed grief?

Also available in Meanjin Magazine, 3/2006.

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