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* Contents derived from the
Newcomb,
Geelong City - Geelong East area,
Geelong area,
Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area,
Victoria,:Alella Books
, 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Self Portrait with Old Arm Chairi"There is a certain", single work poetry (p. 1)
- A Routine Rape, single work short story (p. 3-7)
- Haikui"The Rhododendron in the vase", single work poetry (p. 8)
- A Fantasy, single work short story (p. 9-12)
- Sophie's Place : Portrait of a Working Womani"And she is there now", single work poetry (p. 13-15)
- The Furnace, single work short story (p. 16-18)
- The Land of Morningi"Here on the Island of Morning", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Light / Sun / Afternooni"Flings out the colours", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Anatomy of a Screami"I'd like to change. Something?", single work poetry (p. 21-23)
- A Bunch of Wild Flowers, single work short story (p. 24-29)
- The Affairi"Didn't I say it would be like this...", single work poetry (p. 30)
- A Marriage of Moments, single work short story (p. 31-33)
- The Moment Betweeni"Some coins remain,", single work poetry (p. 34)
- After the Fall, single work short story (p. 35-37)
- Distancesi"It's a funny kind of falling out,", single work poetry (p. 38)
- Hillman Minxi"Even today,", single work poetry (p. 39)
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Black Holes,
single work
short story
(p. 40-43)
A man who loves books is told by his doctor that he has ten years before he goes blind. The man is stricken: he reads to the extent of having his wife and children leave him for not paying attention to them, and at first, he doesn't know what he'll do without being able to read. After reflection, he decides that books had blinded him all along to the rest of life. He leaves his house and his books, intent on making the most of his ten years of sight.
- Incidentally (Love)i"Next time you come to call -", single work poetry (p. 44)
- Changes, single work short story (p. 45-51)
- Suddenly, Olehi"Suddenly, words are not enough,", single work poetry (p. 52)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Short Fiction in the Eighties : White Anglo-Celtic Male No More?
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 42 no. 1 1983; (p. 34-41)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; The Home Girls 1982 selected work short story ; The True Life Story of ... 1981 anthology short story ; Frictions : An Anthology of Fiction by Women 1982 anthology short story poetry extract autobiography prose ; Were All Women Sex-Mad? And Other Stories 1982 selected work prose ; Writing 1982 selected work poetry ; A Routine Rape : Short Stories and Poems 1981 selected work short story poetry prose ; On Firmer Shores 1981 selected work short story ; The Hat Trick: Australian Short Stories 1981 anthology short story
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Short Fiction in the Eighties : White Anglo-Celtic Male No More?
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 42 no. 1 1983; (p. 34-41)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story ; Faith of Our Fathers 1982 selected work short story ; The Home Girls 1982 selected work short story ; The True Life Story of ... 1981 anthology short story ; Frictions : An Anthology of Fiction by Women 1982 anthology short story poetry extract autobiography prose ; Were All Women Sex-Mad? And Other Stories 1982 selected work prose ; Writing 1982 selected work poetry ; A Routine Rape : Short Stories and Poems 1981 selected work short story poetry prose ; On Firmer Shores 1981 selected work short story ; The Hat Trick: Australian Short Stories 1981 anthology short story
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