Issue No.3
From The Editor
Welcome to Issue No.3 of Flunk Magazine! The motivation behind Flunk is to establish a creative publication that features the talented students of Southern Cross University. Every issue, we strive to combine literature with visual art in a way that brings out the best of both. For this issue, our Art Director Matt Weismantel created a custom artwork to accompany every short story, and our Designer Libby Lawler created the hand-drawn illustrations. To celebrate our first printed edition, we decided to run with a theme: Rural and Outback Australia. With international travel still a thing of the past, now is the perfect time to explore the short stories, poetry, photography, and visual art inspired by the more remote places on the continent. We are very proud of this collection of work, and all of the amazing contributors who have made it possible. Scroll on and enjoy!
SHORT STORIES
& POETRY
A Short Story by Jennifer Pritchard
"The chain around her wrist pinched when she tugged, but it held securely, which was both frightening and satisfying."
A Short Story by Nell Tynan
"A bubble, tiny and smooth, floated down the tube, around the loop, and up to Jay’s bed."
Creative Non-Fiction by Lachlan Webb
"We packed the car and headed off around midday for the small, iron ore mining town of Pannawonica, situated about 450 kilometres south of Port Hedland in the untamed Pilbara region of Western Australia."
A Short Story by Shell-sea Ellem
"It’s seven on a Sunday morning, and Pete’s at it again on the mower."
soft pliable sand
innocent and dormant
victim of the sea
rumbling waves rise
a plane that never lifts off
new wave drowns the last
drowns the past
to be drowned itself
grinding down the sand
from smooth stones
to smoother sand floors
cool not calm
sand flies swarm
salt stinging eyes
driftwood bones batter rocks
each wave reaching
reaching further and higher
grasping at the land
until it grasps me
soft pliable flesh
foolishly fighting
victim of the sea
rumbling waves rise
a plane that never lifts off
new wave drowns the last
drowns the past
to be drowned itself
grinding down the flesh
from smooth skin
to smoother bones
cool not calm
helicopters swarm
salt no longer stinging eyes
human bones batter rocks
each wave reaching
reaching further and higher
grasping at the land
until it grasps you
Riptide
Poem By Kellie Felfoldi
VISUAL ART
& MEDIA
Emily Imeson
Feature Article
No Frills Twins
Interview
Jai Darby Walker
Artwork Collection
Outback Isolation
Photography by Jack Marr
Meet The Team
Editor | Snowy Frankland
Snowy is a fourth year student studying a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Creative Writing
Art Director | Matt Weismantel
Matt is a fourth year student studying a Bachelor or Arts majoring in Creative Writing and Art & Design
Designer | Libby Lawler
Libby is an alumni student, graduating with a Bachelor of Digital Media and Communications.