Scission, Tim Winton’s first collection of short fiction, contains spare, jagged stories in which people struggle with change and disintegration. Scission, Tim Winton’s first collection of short fiction, contains spare, jagged stories in which people struggle with change and disintegration. These startling stories deal with men, women and children whose lives are coming apart and whose hearts are breaking. Honest, beautiful, shattering tales - vintage Winton.