contents introduction - matthew asprey gear from sydney to the northside : chasing the dream in dublin - gregory brown rethinking the imaginary - nicky gangemi side effects - amy way a massive impact - rob mackenzie breaking in the ballerina - chelsea-rae oconnor investigation in he lan - gemma chew from the kut-kut - nicholaos floratos the irreplaceable - kate gunn $ 2 - olivia whenman where she had been - s. k. riley helike - claire catacouzinos extract from a novel - carri fisher the brazen truth of mrs claus - kyra geddes from trash to treasure - ishbel cullen the heart of the matter - jessica leigh kirkness biography of a train wreck - genevieve giles the nation of poets - valerie wangnet stateside : boston , ma - hannah mcnicholas contributor notes introduction matthew asprey gear welcome to the long-awaited second issue of mc2 , an anthology of outstanding writing by undergraduate students enrolled in the faculty of arts at macquarie university , sydney .