ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
'Aokigahara' by Jennifer Down
Jolley Prize 2014 (Winner)
by Jennifer Down •
I phoned my father when I arrived.
He said ‘Your mum’s just round at Aunty El’s’ in such a way that I knew she wasn’t; that she’d left the room with her hand to her mouth when he’d first said hullo, love, and I felt so sorry for us all.
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Comments (2)
I am in awe of your story, and your technique. Thank you for submitting this work. I am better for having read it.
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