
Issue No.2


From the Editor
Welcome to Issue No.2 of Flunk Magazine! There's a Japanese proverb, Rainen no koto ieba, oni ga warau, which roughly translates to "talk of next year and the devils laugh". With so many people's plans upended this year, we have been humbled that students have still found the time to submit their work. Since releasing the first issue, we've been overwhelmed by the positive feedback and support from both the staff and students of Southern Cross. We really can't thank you enough. With the launch of this issue, we are now one step closer to our goal of getting to print by the start of next year! Once again, a huge thank you to Matt Weismantel for creating all of the artwork for this issue. Also, a special thanks to Libby Lawler for designing our first ever Fusion Festival Cookbook. This was a special collaboration we look forward to continuing in the future. We are so excited, and proud, to share this collection of student work with you, so start scrolling and check it out!


SHORT STORIES
& POETRY


A Short Story By Zoe Ace Richards
"'Where can I find the serial number?' huffs the voice in my ear."



A Short Story By Manna Hart
"I've found the only cool spot on the knoll under a copse of khejri acacias".


The Last Time
A Short Story By Mandy Bartlett
"The whole thing feels like it happened to someone else."



Stories of Refugees & Racism in Australia
Creative Non-Fiction By Paul Dellit
"I am five years old and it is my first week of school, ever."


The Phantom Songs
A Short Story By Alana Paterson
"In the dream that I woke from, Miranda warmed my tiny hand in hers as she led me across the beach towards the festival."

billabong
willow’s trail
summer rain adorns
tear-stranded chains
in mud-brown waters
at creek’s elbow
where once we played
on bleached summer days
giggling and hiding
within playful strands.
moss-slimed roots jut
from clay-bedded banks
their velvety strength
forged there,
fixed, resolute.
How forgiving the branches
as we clung and swayed
how easily they bent low,
persuaded,
to join our play
as we danced like water elves
singing summer’s last song.
Birth, Death, & The Glorious Mess In Between
A poetry suite by Linda Brooks

ART, DESIGN
& MEDIA

Digital Feelings, 2019-2020
By Holly Ahern




American Winter
Photography by Sarah Christensen




WHARVES
An Interview by Christa Morrow