‘I love writing short-short fiction because the story is placed under pressure. The writer is limited by a word count that forces every syllable to resonate.’
‘In microfiction, something needs to happen and it needs to happen fast.’
SHORT WORKS LIST
Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Instructions for a hopeful arborist.’ ERN. Vol 1, Issue 1: 1. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘What Keeps.’ TEXT. Vol. 30, Issue 2: 1. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Future-past.’ Telephone – ‘A game of art whispered around the world.’ Online publication. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Patience.’ TEXT. Vol. 29, Issue 1, 50. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Grief I, II and III.’ TEXT. Vol. 29, Issue 1, 53. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Still my favourite song.’ TEXT Vol. 29, Issue 1, 72. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘New order: Time is not chronological.’ Coastlines. Double issue 9 and 10. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Past Lives.’ Coastlines. Double issue 9 and 10. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Intimacy.’ Coastlines. Double issue 9 and 10. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Upgrade.’ Coastlines. Double issue 9 and 10. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Passage.’ Ricochet. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders, 23. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Rescue.’ How It Works: The Uniqueness of the Short Story. Lee and Penn Publishing: 123. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Headlights.’ How It Works: The Uniqueness of the Short Story. Lee and Penn Publishing: 124. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Pack in.’ How It Works: The Uniqueness of the Short Story. Lee and Penn Publishing: 125. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Long haul.’ How It Works: The Uniqueness of the Short Story. Lee and Penn Publishing: 126. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Necklace.’ How It Works: The Uniqueness of the Short Story. Lee and Penn Publishing: 127. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘What she remembers in the middle of the night.’ How It Works: The Uniqueness of the Short Story. Lee and Penn Publishing: 128. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Anarchy.’ How It Works: The Uniqueness of the Short Story. Lee and Penn Publishing: 129. Cosgrove, S. 2025. ‘Amends.’ How It Works: The Uniqueness of the Short Story. Lee and Penn Publishing: 130. Cosgrove, S. 2024. ‘I wanted to write about you and instead remembered this.’ Animal Studies Journal. 13(2): 1. Cosgrove, S. 2024. ‘Double Luck.’ Remnant. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders, 123. Cosgrove, S. 2024. ‘This moment of breakfast.’ Echoes of Serenity. Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple: 55-6. Cosgrove, S. 2024. ‘Tai Chi.’ Echoes of Serenity. Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple: 57. Cosgrove, S. 2023. ‘Body, not-body: a brain scan response in three case studies.’ The Writing Mind. Canberra: Recent Work Press, 49-51. Cosgrove, S. 2023. ‘Covid Dreaming.’ The Writing Mind. Canberra: Recent Work Press, 203-4. Cosgrove, S. 2023. ‘Punishment.’ The Writing Mind. Canberra: Recent Work Press, 124-5. Cosgrove, S. 2023. ‘Brain coral.’ The Writing Mind. Canberra: Recent Work Press, 210, 212. Cosgrove, S. 2023. 'Melonfest.' Diversity of Voices. Lee and Penn Publishing: 102. Cosgrove, S. 2023. 'Fucking C––––.' Diversity of Voices. Lee and Penn Publishing: 102-3. Cosgrove, S. 2023. 'Payback.' Diversity of Voices. Lee and Penn Publishing, 103. Cosgrove, S. 2023. 'Covid Risk.' Diversity of Voices. Lee and Penn Publishing, 103. Cosgrove, S. 2023. 'Gifting.' Diversity of Voices. Lee and Penn Publishing, 103-4. Cosgrove, S. 2023. ‘Tea Break.’ Play. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders, 29. Cosgrove, S. 2023. ‘Nourishment.’ Dreaming Awake. Massachuetts: MadHat Press, 157. Cosgrove, S. 2023. ‘Reckoning.’ Dreaming Awake. Massachuetts: MadHat Press, 158. Cosgrove, S. 2023. ‘Weather forecast.’ Dreaming Awake. Massachuetts: MadHat Press, 159. Cosgrove, S. 2023. ‘Compromise.’ Dreaming Awake. Massachuetts: MadHat Press, 160. Cosgrove, S. 2023. 'Terminal Four.' The Road Not Taken. Lee and Penn Publishing: 65-67.Cosgrove, S. 2022. ‘Flight.’ Antipodes. Vol 36, Issue 1.
Cosgrove, S. 2022. ‘Covid Travel.’ Travel. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders: 83.
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘Body, not-body: a brain scan response in three case studies.’ SCAN Science/Art Network Project.
Cosgrove, S. 2021 ‘Covid Dreaming.’ SCAN Science/Art Network Project SCAN Science/Art Network Project.
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘Punishment.’ Covid Dreaming’ SCAN Science/Art Network Project
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘Brain coral.’ Covid Dreaming’ SCAN Science/Art Network Project
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘Resurrection: Motor City.’ Telephone – A game of art whispered around the world.
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘The Affair.’ The Incompleteness Book II. Recent Works Press, 2021: 13.
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘Immigrant Allegiance.’ The Incompleteness Book II. Recent Works Press, 2021: 14.
Cosgrove. S. 2021. ‘Early stages: parenthood.’ takahe, 101: 20.
Cosgrove. S. 2021. ‘Costco: the (a)isle of the lotus-eaters.’ takahe, 101: 20.
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘7.30am.’ Eunoia Review.
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘Mother(land).' Eunoia Review.
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘The Shoes.’ Food, Migration, and Diversity. Lee and Penn Publishing: 88-94.
Cosgrove, S. 2021. ‘Self-Restraint.’ Pulped Fiction. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders: 61.
Cosgrove, S. 2020. ‘The Last Day of Term.’ The Incompleteness Book. AAWP and Recent Works Press, 2020: 31.
Cosgrove, S. 2020. ‘Risk.’ The Incompleteness Book. AAWP and Recent Works Press, 2020: 32.
Cosgrove, S. 2020. ‘Visiting.’ Republished in the Australian Anthology of Prose Poetry. Melbourne: MUP, 52.
Cosgrove, S. 2020. ‘Magic Show.’ Scars. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders, 33.
Cosgrove, S. 2019. ‘Aftermath.’ Shuffle. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders, 51.
Cosgrove, S. 2018. ‘The Coat.’ The Radiance of the Short Story: Fiction from around the Globe. Edicoes Humus Lda: Lisbon, 2018.
Cosgrove, S. 2018. ‘Insect Wisdom.’ Cordite Poetry Review. 84: Suburbia. Cosgrove, S. 2018. ‘Self-Medication.’ Time. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders. Cosgrove, S. 2017. ‘Sanctuary.’ Landmarks. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders. Cosgrove, S. 2016. ‘The Guitar.’ Influence and Confluence: East and West. Shanghai: East China Normal University Press.
Cosgrove, S. 2015. ‘Dim Sum.’ Out of Place. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders. Cosgrove, S. 2014. ‘My Past is Shopping at Woolworths.’ Flashing the Square. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders.
Cosgrove, S. 2014. ‘Call an Ambulance.’ Flashing the Square. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders. Cosgrove, S. 2014. ‘Lightning Ridge.’ Flashing the Square. Strawberry Hills, Spineless Wonders. Cosgrove, S. 2012. ‘After School.’ Small Wonder. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders. Cosgrove, S. 2012. ‘Visiting.’ Small Wonder. Strawberry Hills: Spineless Wonders. Cosgrove, S. 2006. ‘Drop.’ The Best Australian Stories. Melbourne: Black Inc.
(Also published in Overland. 181 ed. Melbourne: McPherson’s Printing, 2005.) Cosgrove, S. 2006. ‘Train.’ The Best Australian Stories. Melbourne: Black Inc.
(Also published in Overland. 181 ed. Melbourne: McPherson’s Printing, 2005) Cosgrove, S. 2006. ‘Father.’ Hecate. 32.1. Brisbane: Hecate Press. Cosgrove, S. 2004. ‘The Varens Obsession.’ Southerly. 64.3. Cosgrove, S. 2013. ‘The Golden Courtesan.’ Hecate. 29.2. Brisbane: Hecate Press.
Cosgrove, S. 2003. ‘From The Golden Courtesan.’ Antipodes. 17.2, 2003.