y separately published work icon She's a Train and She's Dangerous : Women Alone in the 1990s anthology   poetry   prose   short story   interview   biography  
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 She's a Train and She's Dangerous : Women Alone in the 1990s
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Kalamunda, Kalamunda area, Eastern Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Literary Mouse Press , 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Not Nowi"Don't come now, my love,", Julia Irwin , single work poetry (p. 2)
The Purple Dressing Gown, Helen Pausacker , single work short story (p. 3-8)
Not Your Owni"So, houses breathe, or homes rather,", Jill Jones , single work poetry (p. 10)
What a Dropi"It comes sudden,", Lou Gironde , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Comings and Goings of Lovei"It starts out when he leaves", Karen Knight , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
The Daisy Plate, Vashti Farrer , single work short story (p. 14-15)
The Roari"you can find any number of diversions", Loretta Re , single work poetry (p. 15)
Post Mortem, Suzanne Edgar , 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.

 (p. 16-30)
Communing with the Dead, Veronica Angus , single work short story (p. 31-36)
Butterfly Songs, Jo-Ann Simmons , single work short story (p. 38-43)
Grandmotheri"Your smile, nailed to your face", Vashti Farrer , single work poetry (p. 44)
The Owl's Womani"She lived close under the mountain", Betty Roberts , single work poetry (p. 45)
The Sister of Al, Julia Woods , single work short story (p. 47-54)
Heat Wavei"We peel ourselves from each other", Lisa D'Onofrio , single work poetry (p. 55-56)
Drying Upi"You have lain so long in the sand", Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli , single work poetry (p. 57)
Tanka for St Valentinei"Night of sticky touch", Lorne Parker Doyle , single work poetry (p. 58)
Haiku for Wise Womeni"In their thirties they", Lorne Parker Doyle , single work poetry (p. 58)
Counting Sheepi"gotta fly he said", Leah Kaminsky , single work poetry (p. 59)
Nomad (Autobiography)i"My hospitable kindly parents gave my room", Anne Edgeworth , single work poetry (p. 60)
In Flight to Lucernei"Dearest Honey", Adele Kipping , single work poetry (p. 61)
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