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First Place: Things I Could Have Done After Spending Too Much Money on a White Jacket from Harvey Nichols by Donna Greenwood

There is a tiny fist curling around the faded-blue seat in front of me on the train to Blackburn. ~ I will reach out my hand to touch the sticky, pink fingers, and they will retreat so quickly, it will make me laugh. A head tufted with soft baby hair will appear from behind theContinue reading “First Place: Things I Could Have Done After Spending Too Much Money on a White Jacket from Harvey Nichols by Donna Greenwood”

First Place: Dugout by Emma Oldham

I spread my legs, drawing up my sarong, the colour of burnt dust, past my thigh. The fabric clings to my skin, wet with sweat. Every Friday, Nikola takes the long way home, circling the brittle edge of our camp in Coober Pedy like a dingo sniffing heat. Nothing’s pretty in this part of Australia.Continue reading “First Place: Dugout by Emma Oldham”

First Place: Hold by Andrew Lang

I remember you running faster than the other mums on sports day, I remember you saying, I’m not like the others I’m way out weird, I remember you saying, dry it up and put it away, never leave anything by the sink, I remember you singing on your guitar, oh the buzzing of the beesContinue reading “First Place: Hold by Andrew Lang”