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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... vol. 42 no. 1 Autumn 1997 of Westerly est. 1956 Westerly
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lemon Delicious, Stephanie Green , single work short story (p. 5-12)
The Black Rocks, Michael Wilding , single work short story

'In the middle of the night I announced that this was the last holiday I would ever go on. It was unbearable, I said, intolerable.' (Introduction)   

 (p. 13-16)
Mythic Demoni"When she was nine,", Shen , single work poetry (p. 17)
Over Herei"It eludes me;", Shen , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Hand in the Talei"If I told the poem of his life", Shen , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Aunty Was a Victoriani"She'd stroke the sole", Jude Aquilina , single work poetry (p. 21)
Pigeonsi"The squares and railway stations,", David McCooey , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Evening Watchi"Looking up at night", David McCooey , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Pursuit of Happinessi"Not late, but mother and", David McCooey , single work poetry (p. 24)
Beyond Photography (for Diane)i"Over caesar salad", Blair French , single work poetry (p. 25)
Joshua Tree National Monument, Falli"At the edge of the Mojave", Blair French , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Horse (West Coast, Tasmania)i"A paid-up member of The Craft,", Graeme Hetherington , single work poetry (p. 27)
Still Therei"They are there, all those close-webbed places,", Paul Hetherington , single work poetry (p. 28)
Fabricating Otherness: Demidenko and Exoticism, Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , single work criticism biography (p. 29-45)
Lydia, Fiona M. Carroll , single work short story

The narrator prepares her home at a shelter for the arrival of her new baby, Lydia, who was born with Down syndrome. She has two sons and an ex-husband who abused them and who continues to send threatening, pleading letters. The narrator recalls her childhood with her German family, who she was taken away from to a child home.

 (p. 46-50)
Minestrone, Terence Crawford , single work short story (p. 51-57)
Sepulchrei"My house and garden", Stephen Lacey , single work poetry (p. 59)
The Piano Lesson, Adrienne Eberhard , single work short story (p. 61-65)
Silk, Pam Harvey , single work short story (p. 66-70)
David Foster's 'Moonlite': Re-Viewing History as Satirical Fable- Towards a Post-Colonial Past, Stephen Harris , single work criticism (p. 71-88)
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