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Notes
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With an introduction by the editor ix-xiv, and notes on the writers.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Life of the Party, single work short story (p. 3-11)
- Portrait of Electricity, single work short story humour (p. 12-26)
- The Drover's Wife, single work short story (p. 27-33)
- American Dreams, single work short story (p. 38-51)
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Crabs,
single work
short story
satire
science fiction
'Crabs is very neat in everything he does. His movements are almost fussy, but he has so much fight in his delicate frame that they're not fussy at all. Lately he has been eating. When Frank eats one steak, Crab eats two. When Frank has a pint of mil, Crabs drinks two. He spends a lot of time lying on his bed, groaning, because of the food. But he's building up. At night he runs five miles to Clayton. He always means to run back, but he always ends up on the train, hot and sweating and sticking to the seat. His aim is to increase his weight and get a job driving for Allied Panel and Towing. Already he has his licence but he's too small, not tough enough to beat off the competition at a crash scene.' (Introduction)
- Happy Story, single work short story (p. 70-73)
- Fugue, single work short story (p. 77-83)
- Pine Gap, single work short story (p. 87-97)
- Tourists, single work short story (p. 98-106)
- Tunisian Nights, single work short story (p. 109-144)
- Christ and Crutches, single work short story humour (p. 147-153)
- A Visit to My Chiropractor, single work short story humour (p. 154-160)
- George McDowell Changes Names, single work short story (p. 163-169)
- The Airport, the Pizzeria, the Motel, the Rented Car, and the Mysteries of Life, single work short story (p. 170-180)
- The Drover's Wife, single work short story satire humour (p. 181-187)
- The Death of Sardanapalus, single work short story (p. 191-199)
- An Airletter from Middle Australia, single work short story (p. 200-206)
- Cameraman, single work short story (p. 209-220)
- Leaving Molly, single work short story (p. 223-228)
- Arigato, single work short story (p. 229-240)
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 -
Strength from a distinct Australian tone
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The National Times , 15-21 March no. 528 1981; (p. 48)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story -
Untitled
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 11 April 1981; (p. 29)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story -
A Passionless Collection
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 30 1981; (p. 4)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story -
Untitled
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Ash Magazine , no. 7 1981; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story
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The State of the Short Story
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 May vol. 101 no. 5263 1981; (p. 76,78)
— Review of To Command the Cats and Other Stories 1980 selected work short story ; The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story ; The Death of Ruth 1981 single work novel -
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 -
Brisbane Blokes and Melbourne Ms.
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 25 no. 6 1981; (p. 71-74)
— Review of Honour, and, Other People's Children : Two Stories 1980 selected work novella ; Other People's Children 1980 single work novella ; Honour 1980 single work novella ; The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story ; Alone : A Novel 1980 single work novel ; Faces You Can't Find Again : short stories 1980 selected work short story ; The Possession of Amber 1980 selected work short story -
Untitled
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Ash Magazine , no. 7 1981; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story -
A Passionless Collection
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 30 1981; (p. 4)
— Review of The First UQP Story Book 1981 anthology short story
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