Shuffle celebrates the theme of sound: from the streets of Rome at night; the personification of ice cubes; David Bowie; Mad Max; a chainsaw; fish flops and tiny pikelets, to a conversation through a thin wall; silence and sign language. The microlit references sound in a plethora of unexpected ways; putting the short form under pressure to showcase each writer’s unique abstractions. Contributors include: Jordie Albiston | Emma Ashmere | Danielle Baldock | Kathleen Bleakley | Jude Bridge | John Carey | Bonny Cassidy | Liz Challoner | Julie Chevalier | Shady Cosgrove | Moya Costello | Jen Craig | Jan Dean | Shastra Deo | Luke Evans | Katherine Fry | Alexandra Geneve | Angelica Hannan | Tim Heffernan | Hilary Hewitt | Richard Holt | Sigley Hood | Christine Howe | Jill Jones | Bec Kavanagh | Andy Kissane | Jennifer Kornberger | Bella Li | David Mccooey | Susan Mccreery | Mark O’flynn | Geoff Page | Brenda Proudfoot | Sandra Renew | Tess Ridgway | Mark Roberts | Richenda Rudman | Brenda Saunders | Hazel Smith | Paulette Smythe | Anna Spargo-ryan | Beth Spencer | Mya Stewart | Cynthia Troup | Elizabeth Tyson-Doneley | Julie U’ren | Karen Whitelaw | Ruth Wyer. Australian fiction. | Short stories, Australian. | Short stories -- English -- Australia -- 21st century -- Texts. | Australian