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Stories, satires and ‘experiments’: 3 vibrant new collections show the range and wit of Australian fiction

By Sam Ryan, PhD Candidate, Literary Studies, University of Tasmania

“Short fiction” rather than “short stories” is an apt descriptor of the varied works I have before me.

I have one collection of stories, Wait Here by Lucy Nelson. I have a collection of satires, Playing Nice Was Getting Me Nowhere by Alex Cothren, which is a mix of short stories and what could be called “experimental fiction”. And I have…

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