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* Contents derived from the 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Another Clytiei"It would be worth while", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Your Long Hand and Your Long Handsi"the notion of poetry on command angles in", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Gulls at Bondii"I have taken to watching gulls -", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Storm Silencesi"I should have known when the wild storm", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Drive-By Killingsi"another summer of being fat with coffee", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Still Lifei"Early morning, with mist", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Its Own Gamei"The delicate words are juicy", single work poetry (p. 24)
- May, single work short story (p. 25-28)
- Thorn Rosei"Did my father know", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Moon Madi"They say the moon in full", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Eleven O'Clock Highi"Floral sheets", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Adventurersi"my tattoos", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Colors of South Banki"Flat grey tiles border blue pools", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Kinka Beach Poem 1i"Kookaburras, stormbirds call the clouds down", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Spread the Poisoni"Spread the poison;", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Rainforest (for Richard Meredith)i"When I visited you in the rainforest", single work poetry (p. 36)
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Chance,
single work
short story
Lyn's husband, Peter, went blind in an accident two years ago. To help adjust to being sightless, they played games where Peter identified objects through guesswork or memory. To Peter, blindness eventually becomes a sort of blessing, as he learns to become sensitive to everything around him, constantly winning the games he starts pushing Lyn to play.
Peter's condescension and almost omniscient knowledge begins to frustrate Lyn until she realises she is like a slave to Peter. One day, at Peter's insistence (so he can guess what she's chosen to do), they go on a drive. Lyn offers Peter a new test: turning left or right, when she's driving right next to a cliff. Peter chooses right, and they drive off the cliff.
- Summertime Bluesi"The first hot night of summer", single work poetry (p. 44-45)
- Europe's Handy-Worki"It's hard working through jet-lag. At all the wrong times", single work poetry (p. 46-47)
- Reading Women's Writing: The Critical Reception of Miles Franklin, single work criticism (p. 78-82)
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