A breathtaking read from fellow Aussie author Nathan J Phillips for May’s Furious Fiction with the Australian Writer’s Centre.
So good I just had to share.
I haven’t shared a Furious Fiction story for a little while – quite frankly, they didn’t make it past the internal Quality Control assessments to justify making them public.
This story was different for a couple reasons – first of all, it felt like it hit all the buttons I wanted it to, so that was nice. Secondly, it managed to make the Long List for the month, which is a first for me and still has me giddy with excitement! But without further ado (ad while I quickly double check the list again to make sure I haven’t imagined this), here are the conditions and the story!
Conditions:
The story’s first word had to be FIVE.
The story had to include something being replaced.
The story had to include the phrase A/THE SILVER LINING
A Hero’s Journey
Five faces stare at me through the hatch. Relief washes over them…
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