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Sally J. Finn Sally J. Finn i(A78376 works by) (a.k.a. S. J. Finn)
Born: Established: 1959 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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1 Neighbourly Sally J. Finn , 2021 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , no. 163 2021; (p. 82-86)
1 Nefertiti’s Missing Left Eye Sally J. Finn , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Any Saturday, 2021, Running Westward 2021;
1 High Straight Trunk i "All morning she counts the beat of crickets until the", Sally J. Finn , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , May no. 96 2020;
1 Infiltration Sally J. Finn , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 229 2017; (p. 102-108)

'Lying still, Skilton imagines little robotic Pac-Men chomping through the inflamed tissue along her spine. Their mouths, almost half the size of their heads, are gobbling up everything that hurts, swallowing the big glob of shadow she remembers from her X-rays. It’s like they jumped from one of the machines they’ve put in all the pubs and landed in her back, devouring her pulpy tissue like they do ghosts.' (Introduction)

1 Compass Sally J. Finn , 2017 single work short story
— Appears in: Tincture Journal , Autumn no. 17 2017; (p. 29-33)
1 Falling Forward i "The street swings backwards", Sally J. Finn , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 April - 1 May 2016; (p. 30) The Saturday Age , 30 April - 1 May 2016; (p. 30)
1 Arrest Assured Sally J. Finn , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Island , no. 142 2015; (p. 75-77)
1 The Last Word Stephanie Honor Convery , Alison Croggon , Sally J. Finn , Morgan Godfrey , Rachel Hennessy , Brendan Keogh , Benjamin Laird , Lucy Treloar , Stephen Wright , Jacinda Woodhead , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , October 2015;
'Burning thoughts on books, music, articles, TV shows, films, and other cultural ephemera from Overland’s writers and editors.' (Publication summary)
1 My Diaspora Out of Sorts in the Game of Life Sally J. Finn , 2015 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 14 no. 5 2015; The Australian , 28 December 2015; (p. 9)
1 Personal Histories of Abuse Sally J. Finn , 2015 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , April 2015;
1 Shafted i "It’s the long hair, untenably straight, and", Sally J. Finn , 2015 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 49.0 2015;
1 5 y separately published work icon Down to the River Sally J. Finn , Collingwood : Sleepers Publishing , 2015 8313249 2015 single work novel crime

'In the small country town of Dungower, little goes on that local journalist Joni Miller can write about in any gritty detail. But when it becomes know that a convicted child sex offender is living in their midst, the town is thrown into turmoil. Meanwhile, Joni’s own family secret begins to unravel, and the uncomfortable truth emerges as the town plays out as judge and jury.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Stewie's Turnaround Sally J. Finn , Moonee Ponds : In Short Publishing Company , 2015 20830957 2015 single work novella

'Set in the cell of a lock-up, Stewie's Turnaround is a non-stop romp that details the preoccupations of an energetic once-was small time drug dealer. This story is a powerful tale of how the forces of the system can bring about unintended consequences.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Bylaw i "It was the small talk that made him take fright", Sally J. Finn , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dazzled : The University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor's International Poetry Prize 2014; (p. 98-99)
1 Kalgoorlie Sally J. Finn , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Review of Australian Fiction , vol. 10 no. 5 2014;
1 There's Nothing Like Being Part of a Garden ... i "Sinking into fertile ground has its advantages, we just can't be sure it'll preserve us, say, as it would an oak, or an elm.", Sally J. Finn , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Age , 5 April 2014; (p. 37)
1 1 Tipping Point Sally J. Finn , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , April no. 13 2013; (p. 88-99)
'The nose of the old Holden rolls onto the gravel shoulder. Jane watches the front-end shudder before it dies. Matteo has overhauled the engine. She knows how much work he's put in, how much work he puts into everything: the tractor, the slasher, the generator. Everything seems to be in perpetual disrepair. They are living in a sea of half-broken possessions. Like that island of rubbish, she thinks, out in the Pacific. I am floating on a pile of junk...' (Publication abstract)
1 Ageing Without Clause i "Harbouring few views is the one you see, your", Sally J. Finn , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 6-7 April 2012; (p. 35)
1 Tractor Tractor Sally J. Finn , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 206 2012; (p. 58-64)
1 Familiar Territory Sally J. Finn , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sleepers Almanac No. 8 2012; (p. 215)
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