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Issue Details:
First known date:
1983...
no.
5
May
1983
of
A Tropical Cocktail
est. 1980
Writers in Townsville : A Short Story Magazine
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* Contents derived from the 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Pioneering Experiences in the North, extract autobiography (p. 4-10)
- Who Put the Bubbles in the Beer?i"I wonder who it was who put the bubbles in the beer?", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Letters to John From Mary, single work short story (p. 12-13)
-
The Little Girl,
single work
short story
A woman confronts her fears of cockroaches and small spaces when she is trapped in a lift.
-
The Hairathon,
single work
short story
A barber cuts hair for over 102 hours straight to break a world record and raise money for child health.
- The Editor Regretsi"Bad for the ego, but good for the work", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Northeneri"How long to BE a Northener?", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Expressive Aussiei"It really was more colourful", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Paint Feveri"Day after day, with a paintbrush in hand", single work poetry (p. 23)
- That Leprechaun Again!i"The day was so lovely, the sun and the breeze", single work poetry (p. 23)
-
Hot Day, Cold Facts,
single work
short story
A man remembers his adolescent years playing football and the events that led to his unhappy marriage.
- Last Nighti"Last night", single work poetry (p. 29)
-
Rachel,
single work
short story
A young girl draws comfort from nocturnal walks in the rainforest after her mother dies. However she returns from boarding school to find the forest destroyed.
- Securityi"Tenderly she stroked my hair,", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Ghosts of Windsori"I travelled back to Windsor", single work poetry (p. 33)
-
The Wrong Ghost,
single work
short story
Two boys encounter a ghost in a cemetery.
- I Can Seei"I am blind, but I can see.", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Magnetic Island, single work column (p. 36-37)
-
Freedom in Fragments,
single work
short story
A woman who has been wrongfully imprisoned meets a convicted murderer who has created a work of art.
- Terminal Canceri"I watch as cruel months pass:", single work poetry (p. 41)
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