Run River: An exercise

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  • Published 20230207
  • ISBN: 978-1-922212-80-1
  • Extent: 264pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

Not unusual, still plays a lame game 

destined for detention. The drive-in 

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Liam Ferney

Liam Ferney’s most recent collection Hot Take was shortlisted for the Judith Wright Calanthe Award. His previous collection, Content, was shortlisted for the Prime...

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