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Paper Radio: FM: Fiction

Antipodean fiction from Paper Radio — flights of fancy, the unreal/surreal, and wilful misinterpretations of the past, present and future.

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The Art of Art

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Me and Run Like A Dream

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In Me and Run Like A Dream, from Melbourne’s Elizabeth Reale, our protagonist gives us a candid first-hand account of t... Read more

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