AustLit
Issue Details:
First known date:
1992...
vol.
11
no.
3
October
1992
of
Social Alternatives
est. 1977
Social Alternatives
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* Contents derived from the 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Still an Ageing Recidivist (for Ross)i"i have a falling out with my hair", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Habits of Imperfectioni"We write as we eat:", single work poetry humour (p. 9)
- The Gurus of Post-Popi"The post-pop couch potatoes with shoulder pads", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Scientia Ac Laborei"We smashed the windows", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Waters of Chittagongi"Pouring a cup of tea", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Flowi"& i push you", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Gokiburi, single work short story (p. 29-30)
- Paringsi"As parings from", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Snakes and Leechesi"she's an islander", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Autumni"leaf tumbles along", single work poetry (p. 38)
- Untitledi"this woman", single work poetry (p. 38)
- Winteri"again the trees are warmly dressed", single work poetry (p. 38)
- House of Voicesi"Unlike other kids you sat", single work poetry (p. 42)
- Jabiru Speaksi"He came down to us", single work poetry (p. 48)
-
Ragdolls,
single work
short story
(p. 49-50)
After a car accident she blames herself for, Marybeth cares for her quadriplegic son Tommy alone. Her career is over and her husband has left; Marybeth imagines herself like a child playing with a ragdoll, forever looking after Tommy. When Dr Quo suggests a new experimental treatment, Marybeth and Tommy raise the money through charity and try it.
The treatment seems successful. As Tommy lies unconscious, the electrostimulator working on his spine, Marybeth is overcome with a fit of jealousy and fear that Tommy will leave her forever too. She turns off the electrostimulator and decides to tell Tommy the treatment didn't work.
- Observeri"On a train", single work poetry (p. 50)
- The Lessoni"Waste is its own kingdom", single work poetry (p. 50)
- Getting Therei"Carefully waxed, silky smooth legs", single work poetry (p. 56)
-
Positive and Negative Perceptions,
single work
review
— Review of Post Office Restaurant and Other Stories 1992 selected work short story ; Brain Death Capital 1992 single work novel ; The Sixth Sense 1992 selected work short story ; (p. 57-58) -
Some Australians,
single work
review
— Review of Eagle and Emu : German-Australian Writing 1930-1990 1992 multi chapter work criticism ; Holding the Golden Apple : Love Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; Australian Literary Studies vol. 15 no. 2 1991 periodical issue anthology ; Black Life : Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Dancing Table: Poems and Drawings 1986-1991 1992 selected work poetry ; Akhenaten 1992 single work novel ; (p. 58-59)
