Rags of time

A collection of writings from members and associates of Deakin Literary Society.

Groundwork

A collection of writings from members and associates of Deakin Literary Society

Resignifying "lesbian"

The marginalised develop a twin vision of the world, and their autobiographical accounts can serve as counter narratives to challenge and transform dominant beliefs. As outsiders, lesbians can be used to test assumptions about gender and sexuality. Their experiences can also serve to renegotiate the terms for "woman" and "lesbian". This paper is comprised of nine short stories, accompanied by an exegesis.

Only thin smoke without flame

Hardy's short stories have been relatively neglected by critics. This thesis argues for their reconsideration and proper recognition as essential components of Hardy's achievement. Examines his creation of a fictional "Wessex" with himself as conservator, but suggests that their subversive ideologies touching on modern themes, make him a "proto-modern" writer.

Nhill

Nhill is a short story that gently echoes a sense of anxiety. The very title  suggests emptiness and is a gentle exploration of a middle-class white couple's sense of not belonging to this landscape. Although they travel to the centre of the Little Dessert of western Victoria, it's 'heart of salt', everything in this gorgeous haze of a story of conspires to convey a sense of fragility and unreality.