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'This wide-ranging and captivating anthology showcases both the power of First Nations writing and the satisfaction of a good short story. Curated by award-winning author Ellen van Neerven, Flock roams the landscape of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytelling, bringing together voices from across the generations. Featuring established authors such as Tony Birch and Melissa Lucashenko, and rising stars such as Adam Thompson and Mykaela Saunders, Flock confirms the ongoing resonance and originality of First Nations stories.' (Publication summary)
Contents
- At the End of the Rainbow Cloud Busting Cloudbursting, single work short story (p. 3-8)
- Waltzing Matilda, single work short story humour Indigenous story (p. 11-18)
- Shadows on the Wall, single work short story (p. 21-35)
- The Release, single work short story (p. 39-44)
- Each City, single work short story young adult (p. 47-62)
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Rodeo Girl,
single work
short story
At the rodeo, Billy finds companionship and skill in the itinerant Rose.
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Honey,
single work
short story
' It should be a simple task – help Sharkey move his beehives up the coast road. Travelling St Mary’s Pass with Sharkey is treacherous in more ways than one – but as Nathan soon finds, nature has its ways of extracting justice.' (Introduction)
- The Healing Tree, single work short story (p. 89-96)
- Wildflower Girl, single work extract (p. 99-105)
- Galah, single work short story (p. 109-114)
- River Story, single work short story (p. 117-132)
- Stepmother, single work short story (p. 135-147)
- Wait for Me, single work short story (p. 151-165)
- Split, single work short story (p. 169-179)
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Dreamers,
single work
short story
`Gimme an axe.'
'The woman blurted this order across the formica counter. When the shopkeeper turned and saw her brimming eyes he took a hasty step backwards. His rancid half-smile, insincere to begin with, vanished into the gloomy corners of the store. It was still very early. Outside, tucked beneath a ragged hibiscus bush, a hen cawed a single, doubtful note. Inside was nothing but this black girl and her highly irregular demand.' (Introduction)
- Forbidden Fruit, single work short story (p. 195-197)
- The Golden Wedding Anniversary, single work short story (p. 201-209)
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Born, Still,
single work
drama
'Maggie is a pregnant building-owner tree-changer, overwhelmed with decisions about tiles and taps — until tragedy strikes. Her small, private grief sits alongside the sudden, very public death of the ‘People’s Princess.’ Eventually, the flowers wilt and the condolence cards stop, and the tribute songs don’t play on the radio, but Maggie can’t stop wondering — how do you keep a small memory alive?'
Source: National Playwrighting Festival program.
- Frank Slim, single work short story (p. 227-241)
- Moama, single work short story (p. 242-249)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
- y Live Recording : Ellen Van Neerven in Conversation Cassie Lynch (interviewer), Melanie Saward (interviewer), Adam Thompson (interviewer), Melbourne : Readings , 2021 23474527 2021 single work podcast interview 'A conversation between anthology curator Ellen van Neerven and Flock contributors Cassie Lynch, Melanie Saward, and Adam Thompson.' (Production summary)
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Books Roundup: Car Crash, As Beautiful as Any Other, Flock, Gunk Baby
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , May 2021;
— Review of Car Crash : A Memoir 2021 single work autobiography ; As Beautiful As Any Other : A Memoir of My Body 2021 single work autobiography ; Flock : First Nations Stories Then and Now 2021 anthology prose ; Gunk Baby 2020 single work novel -
Flock : First Nations Stories Then and Now, Ellen Van Neerven (ed.)"
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 29 May - 4 June 2021;
— Review of Flock : First Nations Stories Then and Now 2021 anthology prose'Flock is a brief glimpse at the past 25 years of First Nations writing. As Ellen van Neerven, the collection’s editor, writes, “many collections have come before this one”. There have been a lot of stories, shared between kin, across Country and generations, some of them that evade the written word. Here are 20 previously published short stories that together tell of resurgent ecological communities, of loss, shadow-lives and family.' (Introduction)
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Flock : First Nations Stories Then and Now, Ellen Van Neerven (ed.)"
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 29 May - 4 June 2021;
— Review of Flock : First Nations Stories Then and Now 2021 anthology prose'Flock is a brief glimpse at the past 25 years of First Nations writing. As Ellen van Neerven, the collection’s editor, writes, “many collections have come before this one”. There have been a lot of stories, shared between kin, across Country and generations, some of them that evade the written word. Here are 20 previously published short stories that together tell of resurgent ecological communities, of loss, shadow-lives and family.' (Introduction)
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Books Roundup: Car Crash, As Beautiful as Any Other, Flock, Gunk Baby
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , May 2021;
— Review of Car Crash : A Memoir 2021 single work autobiography ; As Beautiful As Any Other : A Memoir of My Body 2021 single work autobiography ; Flock : First Nations Stories Then and Now 2021 anthology prose ; Gunk Baby 2020 single work novel - y Live Recording : Ellen Van Neerven in Conversation Cassie Lynch (interviewer), Melanie Saward (interviewer), Adam Thompson (interviewer), Melbourne : Readings , 2021 23474527 2021 single work podcast interview 'A conversation between anthology curator Ellen van Neerven and Flock contributors Cassie Lynch, Melanie Saward, and Adam Thompson.' (Production summary)