AustLit logo

AustLit

Siobhan O'Brien Siobhan O'Brien i(A85641 works by)
Born: Established: 1971 ;
Gender: Female
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 Muddy Fingers Siobhan O'Brien , 2014 single work short story
— Appears in: Voiceworks , Spring no. 98 2014; (p. 61-63) 'The ghosts met at the end of the broken pier. The Council had once paid to have it mended in an attempt to halt the ghost infestation, but the next storm tore it down again. Then the ghosts just took over completely. It wasn't safe there. Not just because the wood was rotting and the ramp sagged. Mostly it was because of the ghosts. They trailed their muddy fingers in the soft blue of the water. They called "coo-ee" to each other across the banks. They gobbled up any creature that wandered too close. Not birds though; they liked birds...'

 (Publication abstract)
1 5 y separately published work icon A Life by Design : The Art and Lives of Florence Broadhurst Siobhan O'Brien , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2004 Z1158679 2004 single work biography
X