The water was wavy and wild so my brother and I stood on the shore, shivering in our swimsuits, watching people stumble out of the Bay. A group of friends staggered out, giddy and victorious. One friendly looking man with bright red cheeks bodysurfed his way to shore before approaching us. “Going in?” he said, […]
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The Bird
When I was fifteen, I walked into a sliding glass door. I still remember the private school girl’s snort. “Guess what Rebecca did,” she announced to a room full of boys in collared shirts. Do birds tease each other when they crash into glass windows? I doubt it. They might notice José or Janet has […]
Full Stop Magazine
Jacqueline Knirnschild writes: “Edie’s observations are precise, poetic and contribute greatly to the novel’s verisimilitude, which is not surprising considering that Handler’s material comes from the seeds of her own observations of daily life in Perth.” Read full review