Bait and Switch & other stories

From teenage memories of staying with a cross-dressing cousin in Sydney, to estranged siblings scattering the ashes of a family member, not to mention perplexing encounters in Jordan, these eight stories reflect on family, friendship, desire and belonging in a queer world.

Ashley Sievwright is the author of the novels The Shallow End (Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize Best First Novel) and Walter. He is also consulting editor of Bent Street, the annual journal of Australian LGBTIQA+ art, writing & ideas. Ashley Sievwright lives in Melbourne, Australia.