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As ceaseless jingles play over the radio, a family drives toward yet another rental inspection. Sisyphus grieves his rock. Starbucks sits, lights on, just beyond the war zone's boundary. Over on a dying planet, nostalgia is the only fuel that remains.

While the foundations of everything are shaking, Splinter follows the rising tone of laughter (or is that the wail of a siren?) to discover an escape (NB: not escapist) route via the short stories, poetry, and essays in its fifth issue, which (loosely) redefine progress for the polycrisis era. 

Details

ISBN13: 9781764038447
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 176
Edition:
Publication Date: 29 Sep 2026
Publisher: Pink Shorts Press
Publication City, Country: Australia
Dimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)
Weight (gm):

Author Biography

Farrin Foster is a writer, editor, journalist, and filmmaker. She is the founding editor of Splinter literary journal. She has published with mastheads like The Guardian, Kill Your Darlings and The Big Issue.

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