out of watching butterflies drinking turtles’ tears on the internet. My family won’t benefit financially from the quickening pulse and close-held breath that make sunlight slow

This September, Black Inc. is publishing an all-male anthology of short stories called Where There’s Smoke. It’s going to feature people like Nam Le, Tim Winton, Shane Moloney, David Malouf and JM Coetzee. When I first heard about this all-men anthology, I thought it was a joke.

He steps out onto the dry, white lakebed. Hears the crunch of crystals underfoot. Tries not to imagine whiteness creeping