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Alternative title: Mixed Messages
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... vol. 77 no. 3 2018 of Long Paddock est. 2007 Long Paddock
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Contents

* Contents derived from the 2018 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Fox Dreamingi"One morning, delivering Quest", Chris Lynch , single work poetry
The Philosophy of Mangoesi"Mangoes do not fully domesticate. They are lush, a little louche; no amount of slicing or", Chris Lynch , single work poetry
What Is the Apricot Saying?i"Brimming over the tarmac, winding with the bends", Rosemary Drescher , single work poetry
Cwsi"Thunderbolt & lightning: a Roman deity bites the dust", Stuart Barnes , single work poetry
The Turningi"How the dawn does not end but travels", Kristen Lang , single work poetry
The View from Chhampi (Nepal)i"The air has been sung so many times the cicadas,", Kristen Lang , single work poetry
In the Time It Takes to Finish a Sandwich, We Could Build Worlds, Bernard Cohen , single work short story
[Extract] The Lebs, Michael Mohammed Ahmad , extract novel

'When Abu and X return, all six of us sit in a circle in the centre of the rehearsal studio, surrounded by the graffiti quotes on the walls. I try to forget that the quote about Muhammad is up there too, but to me it sticks out and throbs like a cold sore. Jo stands and slips her hands into her pockets. She’s put her casual voice back on, the one that makes her sound like a Black boy from Redfern, and she says, ‘So, yeah, um, hope you enjoyed lunch. Here’s what we’ve got planned for the afternoon . . .’ She instructs each of us to take one of the cameras she’s lined up and go out onto the plaza pretending to be a character from a movie or book or a story we’ve made up. She’d like us to film our character’s interactions with the community. I want to know what’s the point of this but it seems that every time I ask a question I reveal my ignorance and simply get a scoff or a wince or a sarcastic remark in return. I blame Punchbowl Boys – how uncivilised that place made me. If only I’d gone to a school in Newtown or in North Sydney, then I’d understand art. Maybe Jo wants video footage that explains how mundane interactions escalate into violence, which always seems to happen on the streets of Bankstown.' (Introduction)

Of Michael Sala, The Restorer, Hannah Ianniello , single work review
— Review of The Restorer Michael Sala , 2017 single work novel ;

'Michael Sala’s The Restorer weaves together the experiences of a family attempting to restore its balance following a year of separation from Roy: the husband, father, and threatening patriarch of the household. The novel is full of doublings – layers of attempted restorations and new beginnings, patterns of relationships and the potential for repeated violence and tremors.'  (Introduction)

Of Jennifer Mills, Dyschronia, Jack Cameron Stanton , single work review
— Review of Dyschronia Jennifer Mills , 2018 single work novel ;

'Reading this book transported me to the days when I read fiction before studying it, under tables at school, in the library, on the porch smoking cigarettes while my parents were sleeping, wondering how surreal yet possible all these fictional worlds seemed. I thought about this moment in my life while reading Dyschronia (2018) simply because devoting one’s life to learning how to write inevitably jeopardises the sense of mystery that one initially found alluring.' (Introduction)

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