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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... vol. 62 no. 3 2002 of Southerly est. 1939 Southerly
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
For Charles Wrighti"At eighty-eight I ask", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 63)
Calliopsisi"Gold coins tossed", Vera Newsom , single work poetry (p. 63)
Cold Mountaini"Last night on a stage spotlit", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 64)
Deadly Preparations for the One-Legged Dance Around Tables, Carolyn Van Langenberg , single work short story

Much in this plain Jane's life dances around tables. I lean across them, cappuccino between fingers, to discuss all manner of things with friends. Gossip, some call it. Sharing talk. That's an adult act of compliancy, spelling faith and measuring trust in humanity. Cappuccino embroiders the moment of observed truth - as long as it is an agreed truth. It does nothing for differing opinions. Or for stories that refuse to conform to perceptions of normality. Homogeneity is a national credo that stills many tongues. But if you care to lean forward to hear this Jane breathing, you will hear another voice insist that people are cruel to the ones who suffer the pain and distress and alarm that makes them different. It was at tables she worked that out. For me. To protect me from Death...

(Source: Informit)

 (p. 65-74)
Spooni"The river has changed its name", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 75)
Chandelier Dropi"We don't talk of crystal balls anymore", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 75)
Objects of You in Water, Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , sequence poetry (p. 75-80)
Saucepani"Sometimes I see you held inside a cradlesong", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 76)
Bowl and Icei"Later, from distraction, your thumb", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 76)
Bridgei"It's a technical term, though no less poetic for that,", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 76)
Portable Roadwayi"All that the sea can mean --", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 77)
Water-Jugi"I sat on the verandah where the sky was drifting in,", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 77)
Ceiling for Balconyi"Incident number six:", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 77)
Lipsi"I was frightened when I first saw you changing, your face", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 77-78)
Ladlei"Coffee and curry steam in the same kitchen,", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 78)
Unnamed Objecti"The ninth incident came after several undiscussable", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 78)
Sea Bird Eaten by Antsi"Who knows when these scattered feathers", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 79)
Needlei"I unstitch words from your arm.", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 79)
Umbilical Cordi"The least of you goes on", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 79)
Marker Buoysi"Simply a pen scratching on a page", Peter Boyle , M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 79-80)
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