This year's anthology of Australian microliterature from SpinelessWonders explores the theme of scars-how they mark us, how they mark the worldaround us, and the intriguing stories that they tell. From healing the scarredremains of an abandoned mine, to a kidney making peace in its final moments, toa concussion that sparks a supernova, each little story has a little somethingfor everyone.

Edited by Cassandra Atherton with a Preface by Gabrielle Fletcher,the anthology includes pieces by commissioned Indigenous and non-Indigenouswriters as well as finalists in the 2019 joanne Burns Microlit Award. Featuredauthors Raelee Lancaster, Paul Collis, Brenda Saunders, Steve Kinnane, SamWagan Watson, Benjamin Laird, Judith Crispin, Jessica Wilkinson and ShadyCosgrove.