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y separately published work icon Social Alternatives periodical issue   peer reviewed assertion
Alternative title: Population Health in the 21st Century
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... vol. 29 no. 2 2010 of Social Alternatives est. 1977 Social Alternatives
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Changesi"Dancing with hope while", Will Fraser , single work poetry (p. 7)
Rachel's Insomniai"Hypnotically", Jules Leigh Koch , single work poetry (p. 7)
Absencei"Memory lingers", David Adès , single work poetry (p. 27)
Thought of the Dayi"Gone the procoptodon", Geoffrey Quinlan , single work poetry (p. 33)
After Love Making, I Think in Metaphorsi"the stars are your patrons", Jules Leigh Koch , single work poetry (p. 40)
The Names in the Pinkas Synagoguei"The jug of daisies", Pam Schindler , single work poetry (p. 40)
In Praise of Louvresi"through the old louvres", Pam Schindler , single work poetry (p. 75)
Grass is Greener, Kate Mahler , single work short story

The protagonist is blind and needs a wheelchair to move. He imagines colours based on descriptions, many of which were given to him by his dead partner, Mel, who had acquired blindness. He struggles to maneuver around Brisbane city when well-meaning passersby move him without his request, leaving him disoriented.

A man assaults him for being in the way of the entrance to The Coffee Club. A Scottish man, Angus, helps the protagonist back up as Angus's son runs to catch the assaulter. They have a short conversation where the protagonist shares that he doesn't want a carer; Angus agrees.

Once home, the protagonist gets a call from his mother, who's gone on a honeymoon. The mother insists on getting him a full-time carer, and begins to cry, saying she can't handle the burden of caring for him, even though he's been living on his own for the past three years.

 (p. 76-78)
Untitled, James Forsyth , single work review
— Review of Tales from the Labyrinth Peter Lloyd , 2008 selected work poetry ; (p. 80)
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