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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... no. 162 2021 of Island est. 1990- Island
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2021 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
In Quarantine, Megan Clement , single work essay (p. 5-11)
Stockpilei"My partner says, 'Don't panic - buy panic,'", Zenobia Frost , single work poetry (p. 12)
Towards Mallacootai"Out of Eden", Marjon Mossammaparast , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Falling Man, Andrea Macleod , single work short story (p. 14-17)
Extending the Blue Tracki"We'd thought it would take a lot longer", Stuart Cooke , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
A Shadow from Country, Naomi Parry , single work essay
'I'm sitting in an office in the State Library of New South Wales with my friend Melissa Jackson, a Bundjalung woman and Indigenous Librarian. It's a sunny January afternoon in 2021 and it's her first day back in the library after the Covid-19 closures hit the previous March. I've been researching the Gai-marigal warrior Musquito since 2003 and today we are looking for a name list that I have heard about, which is supposed to tell a story of the time he was exiled from Sydney to Norfolk Island. We go through indexes and bibliographies and footnotes without finding anything. Then Melissa flicks through the computer catalogue and pulls up an image. It's a seraphic face, illuminated in the computer's glow.'' (Introduction)
 (p. 20-27)
Leadbeater's Possumi"I cannot see the night, I cannot touch", Judith Bishop , single work poetry (p. 28)
Bird Life Sijoi"Insects caught in corners bring a scarlet robin to my window.", Louise Oxley , single work poetry (p. 29)
Bulldozers, Sean Wilson , single work short story (p. 30-34)
Between the Wars, Murray Middleton , single work short story (p. 42-47)
Suite of Powersi"A lime drops, then a mandarin,", Chris Andrews , single work poetry (p. 48)
Blazoni"Another version of me, up to my knees tall,", Šime Knežević , single work poetry (p. 49)
The Sound of Light, Verity Borthwick , single work essay

'Children conceived under the northern lights are blessed with intelligence and wisdom. It turns out this is a recent urban legend masquerading as ancient knowledge, Still, it has propagated and even appears on the Greenland tourism website, which is where I read it. I did not know this when I visited Greenland, but something about the idea of phantasmal lights had the feel of fate, and it gave me hope.' (Introduction)

 (p. 50-53)
Frangmenta Nova : 16 Views of a Dayi"this woven heat, this crown", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 54)
A Half-Eaten Succulent Addresses the Possumi"I was peace", Rae White , single work poetry (p. 55)
Imago, Emma Doolan , single work short story (p. 56-59)
If You Join the Circle, You Must Dance, Katerina Cosgrove , single work essay (p. 66-72)
You. Me. Somebody Else, Lal Perera , single work short story (p. 82-87)
Rushmore Rescuei"In my dream Ronald Regan", Peter Rose , single work poetry (p. 88)
A Taxidermied Sunfish : Natural History Museum, London, 1883i"It's windless in the house", Debbie Lim , single work poetry (p. 89)
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