The Thousands

Approximately 1,700kms off the West Australian coast is an 19km long iceberg known as B17B . It’s unlikely that it’ll make it here in one piece, but the journey, none the less, is impressive.

Ernest Hemmingway was fond of icebergs, or rather an "Iceberg Theory" of writing, one where less is more. New free Perth publication, The Three-Day Blow, is down with that idea too, paying homage to the economy of the short story.

Hybrid in form, The Three-Day Blow physically folds out into an A3 read, this first issue comprising three short stories. Editor James Spinks delivers the moody Rebound Girl while Pasan Chandraweera’s Second Chance has a whimsical surrealism, endearing due to the story’s shortness. Alisdair Beer’s Avocado maybe misses the mark, the story a little too laboured, its twist sadistic yet enjoyable.

Like iceberg B17B, The Three-Day Blow promises much. Whether it eventually ‘arrives’ (like that thing drifting off the WA coast) is another story, but it carries with it the promise of an impressive sight.