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Substance
Stories of endurance, rebellion, and grace. Where history meets the future. From the queer realism of 1973 to the domed world of Arrow-Far.

A Man Of Substance
The heart of the work. A boy’s survival told in quiet, tensile prose. One month at a time from January 1973...

The Minute Economy
Stories from under the dome. Where comfort is rationed, and kindness costs minutes. Welcome to Arrow-Far-09.

Under His Name
A gothic love story of memory, ink, and resurrection.

Ink & Bone
Memoir fragments from Rowan Thornwell. Notes of weather, memory, and the private shadows that shaped me as an author.

The Aussie Board
A companion guide to A Man of Substance. Slang, brands, music, headlines, and the cultural fabric of 1970s Australia, drawn from each chapter.

Scrapbook
Small essays on politics, pop culture, and everyday life. The wider world pressing in around the story of A Man Of Substance.
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