‘All the Devil’s Weed Plants’ by Mikaela Castledine in Margaret River Press’ 2016 short story competition collection ‘Shibboleth and other stories’ edited by Laurie Steed.
All the Devil’s Weed Plants | Mikaela Castledine
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