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y separately published work icon Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy periodical issue   fantasy   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... no. 22-23 Spring 1996 of Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy est. 1990 Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Ilium, Andrew Whitmore , single work short story fantasy (p. 6-26)
The Kind Old Sun Will Know, Garth Nix , Shaun Tan (illustrator), single work short story fantasy (p. 28-32)
An Eidolon Interview with Garth Nix, Steven Paulsen (interviewer), single work interview
Garth Nix discusses his career as a writer of science fiction.
 (p. 33-41)
A View before Dying, Sean Williams , single work short story science fiction (p. 42-67)
Note:

Illustrated by Gavin O'Keefe.
Blind Eye, Jack Dann , single work short story science fiction (p. 68-75)
A Short Prayer, R. G. Riel , Shaun Tan (illustrator), single work short story science fiction (p. 76-78)
An Eidolon Interview with Simon Brown, Steven Paulsen (interviewer), single work interview
Simon Brown discusses his influences and approaches to writing science fiction.
 (p. 79-85)
The Dreaming Seas Beneath Cassandra, Simon Brown , Trudi Canavan (illustrator), single work short story fantasy (p. 86-99)
Schrodinger's Dog, Damien Broderick , single work short story science fiction (p. 100-127)
And She Was the Word, Tess Williams , single work short story science fiction (p. 128-141)
Surface Tensions, Shane Dix , Petri Ivalo Sinda (illustrator), single work short story science fiction (p. 148-163)
The Judas Kiss, Chris Lawson , Shaun Tan (illustrator), single work short story science fiction (p. 164-168)
Beckoning Nightframe, Terry Dowling , Shaun Tan (illustrator), single work short story horror

Corinne's just published her book on how she profiled the Harbourside Killer, and she holds a combined launch and thank-you party. Invited are her consulted psychiatrists, editors, close friends, and George Faye, who had reviewed her first book.

As the evening progresses, Corinne finds herself captivated by the house across the street's curtains, which seemed to beckon as they moved in the breeze. George comes to find her and notices them, too, which Corinne resents, wanting some privacy, especially as she and George had unresolved romantic tension.

Finally alone after the party, Corinne finds herself comparing her nightly routine to the neurosis the Killer had been victim to; she wakes in the middle of the night and sees the curtains again. Despite her attempts to ignore it, over the next few days, her attention is drawn back to them again and again. Eventually she pretends she is looking for a lost cat, wanders up to the shed, and touches the curtains.

Even so, she can't shake the feeling of being watched.

 (p. 170-187)
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