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1 Swan Song Sam Vincent , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Monthly , August no. 158 2019; (p. 81-53)
'Early in The Final Quarter, a new documentary about race and the AFL, we hear the voice of Eddie McGuire start to waver. It’s 2013, and Eddie has done bad.' (Introduction)
1 True History of the Clarke Gang Sam Vincent , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: The Monthly , June no. 134 2017; (p. 14-15)

'The article discusses the re-creation of the historical event when brothers Thomas and John Clarke were arrested on April 27, 1867 in Braidwood, New South Wales (NSW) for stealing banknotes. Topics mentioned role of Tom and Luke Clarke in the play as the bushrangers, the hut of cousin Thomas Berry were the brothers were captured, and the support of the NSW Police Force on the event.' (Publication abstract)

1 Peasant Dreaming: Smashed Avos Grow on Trees Sam Vincent , 2017 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Griffith Review , May no. 56 2017; (p. 57-67) The Best Australian Essays 2017 2017; (p. 230-240)
'When we were kids, my sisters and I weren't allowed to watch TV during dinner. The risk of seeing John Howard was too much for my parents to bear. In the months after he became prime minister, Mum and Dad wore their opposition proudly, chortling of his imminent demise and slapping a 'Don't blame me I voted Labor' sticker on our dusty family van.' (Publication abstract)
1 Harpooned : Not So Big in Japan Sam Vincent , 2012 single work prose travel
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Spring no. 37 2012; (p. 87-92)
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