{"product_id":"splinter-journal-issue-five-9781764038447","title":"Splinter Journal: Issue Five","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781764038447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 29 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Pink Shorts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarrin Foster\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, journalist, and filmmaker. She is the founding editor of \u003ci\u003eSplinter\u003c\/i\u003e literary journal. She has published with mastheads like \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, Kill Your Darlings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Issue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Farrin Foster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574449541337,"sku":"9781764038447","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/Splinter-Journal-5_6c053dcf-fc49-4674-a243-d952c5731ead.png?v=1790774998","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/splinter-journal-issue-five-9781764038447","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}