Dip into the world of Bob Franklin‘s fiction at your own risk. The calm surface belies a swift undertow and snags galore. These are not horror stories in the traditional sense; they are more unsettling than that.
Under Stones are uneasy tales, set in familiar surrounds. They are journeys into the human psyche and powerful critiques of contemporary Australian society. Bob Franklin pokes and prods at human fears and foibles, revealing with forensic glee truths that you might prefer were, well, left under stones.
'What a bruising collection this is ... Franklin turns a coolly amused and beautifully composed eye on the darkest, saddest, oddest and most ordinary corners of the world.' - Sonya Hartnett
Affirm Press Short Stories
Two Steps Forward
$24.95 – Paperback book / Affirm
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut. What binds the characters in Two Steps Forward is an indomitable desire to climb their way out.
Located in familiar Australian settings, this collection of stories brilliantly weaves to... Buy or find out more →
Bearings
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Are we slaves to destiny or architects of our own fate? Bearings is about challenging the course of our lives as well as keeping a foothold during unpredictable times. In this affecting novella and collection of stories,... Buy or find out more →
Under Stones
$24.95 – Paperback book / Affirm
Dip into the world of Bob Franklin‘s fiction at your own risk. The calm surface belies a swift undertow and snags galore. These are not horror stories in the traditional sense; they are more unsettling than that.
Under... Buy or find out more →
Nineteen Seventysomething
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Barry Divola‘s Nineteen Seventysomething is a requiem for bygone days. In the fictional suburb of Braithwaite, we meet Charlie during the listless weeks of his summer holidays. Against a backdrop of buzzing cicadas, Dr... Buy or find out more →
Known Unknowns
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Emmett Stinson is an American who moved to Australia in 2004 – and it was only with distance from his homeland that he could write Known Unknowns, his debut collection. Set largely in Washington DC immediately after Sept... Buy or find out more →
Having Cried Wolf
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Small towns harbour secrets. Rising, receding and returning like the tides lapping the fictional coastal town of Kinsale, the stories in this collection revolve around Alice and Grace, friends since childhood, who grow t... Buy or find out more →