Platypus Press Limited: 9 books

In Tributaries, as a man stacks rocks to alleviate the threat of flooding to his garden, his neighbours trickle by—as his life has done—towards an unknown end. “Classically structured, precise, and empathic, Burch’s poignant portrayal of a father and husband unmoored by solitude proves...

In The Polluted, the future-present is awash after a great flood. A group of survivors are searching: for a new place, for a sign of hope, and—for two teenage lovers—each other’s truth.

In Tal, a group of friends spends a night by the river. Love and lust and friendship blurs as their all-too-real home lives remain ever-present. “I love these stories for their tight and complex architectures, for their dark corners, and for their willingness to shine a light on all the people...

In Against the Dust, the suffocating summer heat threatens to drown an old house in dust, whilst a masterly spectre haunts his ageing servant—an attempt to keep his memories alive. “I love these stories for their tight and complex architectures, for their dark corners, and for their willingness...

“In these beautiful stories, you’ll see yourself staring right back, mouthing the words, ‘Keep turning the pages. It’ll be okay—maybe not now, but someday.’” — Michael J Seidlinger, author of Standard Loneliness Package & My Pet Serial Killer In They Belong Only to Themselves,...

“In these beautiful stories, you’ll see yourself staring right back, mouthing the words, ‘Keep turning the pages. It’ll be okay—maybe not now, but someday.’” — Michael J Seidlinger, author of Standard Loneliness Package & My Pet Serial Killer In The Great Barrier Reef Is...

In Arachnophobia, a woman struggles to overcome the growing heat within her, as emotions bubble and burn like a spider bite to the stomach. “In these beautiful stories, you’ll see yourself staring right back, mouthing the words, ‘Keep turning the pages. It’ll be okay—maybe not now,...

In A Map of the Island, a new teacher struggles not only with his past, but also the histories of the island’s inhabitants. “In these beautiful stories, you’ll see yourself staring right back, mouthing the words, ‘Keep turning the pages. It’ll be okay—maybe not now, but someday.’”...

In The Eye of a Needle, as a housekeeper makes plans to give her husband a birthday surprise, she learns how money affects people’s perceptions, their judgement, and how she sees herself. “I love these stories for their tight and complex architectures, for their dark corners, and for their...