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y separately published work icon Blowing Bubbles in the 7th Lane : Small Stories selected work   poetry   short story  
  • Author:agent Joanne Burns http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/burns-joanne
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Blowing Bubbles in the 7th Lane : Small Stories
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Broadway, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Fab Press , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Blowing Bubbles in the 7th. Lane : Small Stories : Introduction, Pamela Brown , single work criticism (p. 7-11)
Blowing Bubbles in the 7th. Lane, Joanne Burns , single work short story (p. 13-20)
Readingi"there were so many books. she had to separate them to avoid being", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 22)
Pocketsi"it was as a result of witnessing the residue of tissues flushed from", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Beesi"whenever she looked in a certain way she noticed fire around", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Stampsi"as soon as she had impressed the shape of the keyhole upon her", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Legsi"from the footpath outside her home she watched the land curve", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Washingi"she lined them up in the bathroom. six coloured buckets : red", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Pillowsi"she put her nose on the pillow and tried to smell the past. she", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 33)
Freshi"the woman pushes her trolley to the checkout. two children", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 36)
Treasuresi"the st. vincent de paul store is just down the road. i have to cross", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Motivei"it's hard to avoid him as you walk by. he is standing in the street", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 39)
Milk Shakesi"round the corner is the milk bar. i go there to drink coffee and", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 40)
Name and Addressi"isn't it good they do not call us silent shoppers. isn't it good there", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 41)
In Particulari"you can go out shopping without really knowing what it is you're", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 42)
Perspirationi"it's a small shop. you enter it by walking down a few steps. there", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 43-44)
Dogfoodi"in the dining room in the brown casserole dish on the old wood", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 45)
Gumbootsi"the cement floor shines as you walk in. it's so watery. the hose", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
Chocolatei"we are talking of fields of flowers and building small stone walls", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 48)
Pebblesi"have you ever watched someone smoothing out a brown paper", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 49)
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