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253 Summer 2023/4

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Dženana Vucic on the subtle and not-so-subtle Marxist symbolism in Sailor Moon, John Docker, a "non-theatre person" by his own admission on The New Theatre, Sarah Schwartz on prison healthcare as punishment and the killing of Veronica Nelson, a poignant short story on memory and displacement from Nasrin Mahoutchi-Hosaini, Jeanine Leane's prize-winning poem, "Water under the bridge", and more.

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Claire Aman

Claire Aman, the winner of the 2022 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize, lives in Grafton, NSW—Bundjalung Country. Her 2017 short story collection, Bird Country, was shortlisted for the Steele Rudd and Colin Roderick awards. Her work has appeared in The Big Issue, Australian Book Review, Island, Southerly and other publications. She directs The Long Way Home community writing project.

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Published in Overland Issue 249 Summer 2022 · Prizes

Neilma Sidney Short Story prize winner, Golden Hour

Claire Aman

The ginger cat has killed again. All that’s left is a small pinkish organ lying on the carpet—everything else has been eaten. The cat climbs into Faye Bedwell’s lap and urges itself at her, working its hindquarters and pushing its face at her neck, making her dream of a foxtrot on a purple carpet and the pink neck of a dance partner. Her mouth opens with a thrill.