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The Second Son

Third Place in 2023's John Gavin Writing Competition

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Stephen Scott
Jul 06, 2025
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Panorama of the Swan River Settlement watercolour drawing by Jane Eliza Currie 1831 (Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales)

The rooster’s crow slashed through my dream, as dawn’s light snuck through our lean-to and stabbed my eyes open.

Startled, I looked at my hands. They were clean. The bloodied battle with Satan had been a dream. The unhol…

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