Sonny

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  • Published 20201103
  • ISBN: 978-1-922212-53-5
  • Extent: 264pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

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ON SOME WINTER mornings in Launceston, the fog doesn’t lift until midday. Today it’s so dense you can see the water droplets hang in mid-air, like rain in suspended animation. Crossing the car park, I turn the collar up on my leather jacket – a poor choice considering the cold and damp, maybe.

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About the author

Adam Thompson

Adam Thompson is a Pakana (Tasmanian Aboriginal) man from Launceston. ‘Sonny’ is part of his debut short-story collection, Born Into This, to be published...

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