Dominic Amerena

http://https://dominicamerena.com/

Dominic Amerena is a writer, editor and researcher from Melbourne. His work has appeared in The Australian, The Age, Overland, The Lifted Brow, Meanjin, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian and Vice. His short story ‘Help Me Harden My Heart’ was commended in the 2016 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize.

Jolley Prize 2017 (Shortlisted): 'The Leaching Layer' by Dominic Amerena

August 2017, no. 393 • 25 July 2017

My neighbour has been digging a hole in his backyard for the past few days. The hole is quite large now, big enough to fit, say, a single bed, or – it’s hard not to draw the connection – a coffin. ... (read more)

'Help Me Harden My Heart', a new story by Dominic Amerena

ABR Fiction • 18 January 2017

I’m scrubbing the word SCUM off the front door of our house. I wipe so hard that my wrists start to ache, but the red letters remain bold and bright, their edges dripping as if they’re bleeding. ... (read more)