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1988...
1988
of
Creative Writing
est. 1983
Two Old Chairs and an Ocean View
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* Contents derived from the 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Dreaming Firei"In the night I call you,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- The Parents and the Childi"The night breathes in silence", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Legendi"Within the deepest recesses of his spirit,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Leavingi"Leaves leave", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Wet Nighti"False moon sprouted", single work poetry (p. 4)
- My Daughter's Eyesi"This tiny queen, eyes fiercely brown,", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Passagei"Captain James Cook, in 1770,", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Dust of Dreamsi"One hundred years of sun and moonlight,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Tobyi"Eyes opening, body stirring,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Wombati"The wombat wobbled across the floor.", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Margarita's Violini"Her room was small,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Street Theatrei""'Twere a good bunch tonight faces", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Still Lifei"Curled with the sun", single work poetry (p. 14)
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Two Old Chairs and an Ocean View,
single work
short story
A man grieves losing the woman he loves when she returns to her abusive boyfriend.
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Migrant Woman,
single work
short story
A migrant woman recalls her shame after she rejected her family to run away with a forbidden lover. She reflects on her experiences as a migrant in Australia.
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Monica,
single work
short story
A woman faces her fears of her own mortality when her sister is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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Sixteen Bob in the Guts,
single work
short story
A man swallows sixteen bob to impress nurses at a North Queensland hospital.
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Annie's Funeral,
single work
short story
A woman fondly recalls her friendship with an Aboriginal woman at her friend's funeral.
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Burnout,
single work
short story
A ten-year-old girl reflects on the problems of the adults around her.
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A Scene From the Little Life of Lennie,
single work
short story
A marriage breaks down when a husband and wife discover that their adopted son has an intellectual disability.
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