Susan Hurley is a health economist and writer. Her research has been published in numerous international journals including The Lancet and her articles and essays have appeared in Kill Your Darlings,The Big Issue, The Australian and Great Walks. Susan is currently working on a novel that originates from a disastrous drug trial. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and labradoodle. ‘The Death of an Impala’ was shortlisted for the 2017 Peter Carey Short Story Prize.

Death of An Impala

The animals were standing in a clearing under a cloudless early-morning sky, a dozen of them, more or less.