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- Violet and Rose, single work short story (p. 3-7)
- At the Yudnamutna Hotel, single work short story (p. 8-13)
- Counting Backwards, single work short story (p. 14-24)
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Watchers,
single work
short story
Brenda Madigan avoided the sight of her body these days. She had arthritis; her fingers, once long, slender and tapered, olive skinned, were now twisted and sallow, covered with knobs. They curved under like claws, but lacked the strength that word implies. Her feet were swollen and so were her hip joints: when she levered herself onto her feet from a chair she could hear the thigh bones grinding woodenly against each other. Walking, her buttocks protruded unnaturally and her knees swivelled awkwardly in to meet each other. The illness had sapped her confidence too. She avoided strangers and asked no-one to the house.
(Source: Informit)
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Post Mortem,
single work
short story
Lou's older sister, Brenda, is in the arthritic ward with little hope of recovery. As Brenda will need long-term care, Lou plans to start looking for nursing homes, unwilling to have the divisive Brenda in the same household as Lou's husband and children.
After speaking with a nurse, Lou learns that Brenda is terminally ill, and decides to spend more time with her at the hospital. She begins to annoy the nurses but persists until Brenda finally falls into a coma and dies.
- The Uncle The Kitbag, single work short story (p. 46-51)
- Burying Rosenthal, single work short story (p. 55-63)
- The Birthday Party, single work short story (p. 64-68)
- The Man who Measured the Rate at Which His Lawn Grew, single work short story (p. 69-77)
- An Intruder, single work short story (p. 78-86)
- A Proposed Marriage, single work short story (p. 87-96)
- Mrs Rosenberg, single work short story (p. 97-102)
- Story of a Ham Sandwich, single work short story (p. 103-111)
- At Mrs Pickering's At the Babysitter's, single work short story (p. 112-116)
- Kingfishers, single work short story (p. 117-126)
- Arnie's Marathon, single work short story humour (p. 127-135)
- Madonnas, single work short story young adult (p. 136-145)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Refractory Girl , Autumn no. 42 1992; (p. 59)
— Review of Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story ; Eating Out 1991 selected work short story -
The Right Place for a Little Ham
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 August 1991; (p. 10) -
Stories That Count
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1 1991; (p. 60-62)
— Review of Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , August vol. 6 no. 8 1991; (p. 11)
— Review of Revival House 1991 single work novel ; Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 18 no. 2 1991; (p. 149-159)
— Review of Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story ; The Edge of the Rainforest 1991 single work novel ; Glass Reptile Breakout and Other Australian Speculative Stories 1990 anthology short story
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Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , August vol. 6 no. 8 1991; (p. 11)
— Review of Revival House 1991 single work novel ; Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story -
Stories That Count
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1 1991; (p. 60-62)
— Review of Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Refractory Girl , Autumn no. 42 1992; (p. 59)
— Review of Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story ; Eating Out 1991 selected work short story -
Velvet Alienation
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 10 no. 2 1991; (p. 56)
— Review of Velvet Waters 1990 selected work short story ; We'll All Go Together 1984 selected work poetry ; Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story -
A Time and Place that Means Home
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 October 1991; (p. 45)
— Review of Homeland 1991 anthology short story prose poetry criticism ; What You Own : stories 1991 selected work short story ; Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story -
The Right Place for a Little Ham
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 August 1991; (p. 10)