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Issue Details: First known date: 1981... no. 3 November 1981 of A Tropical Cocktail est. 1980 A Tropical Cocktail
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Bess, Rozanne Glazebrook , single work short story
An old man's love for his dog gives him a reason to go on living.
 (p. 3-6)
Nature's Way, Corbett-Jones , single work short story
Drought parches the farmland while thunderstorms inconvenience city dwellers.
 (p. 12-13)
A Punter's Lamenti"Oh, T.A.B. of my delight", Yvonne McClelland , single work poetry (p. 13)
Journey Northi"Sitting in a train that's moving", Margo Newell , single work poetry (p. 14)
Ode to the Toadi"You are horny and ugly and rather uncouth", O'Neill , single work poetry (p. 15)
Farmhouse Gingerbread, Irene Johnson , single work short story (p. 16-17)
Child in Shadowsi"Child of mine, oh lovely child I wonder,", Margaret Eggins , single work poetry (p. 18)
Dave's Dream, Paul Fleming , single work short story
An Australian man meets a beautful American girl on a skiing holiday. The encounter becomes dangerous when he discovers that she is a drug courier.
 (p. 19-24)
On Timei"In a window,", Joan M. Davis , single work poetry (p. 25)
The Moon Ship, Vanda Marshall , single work short story
A teacher is impressed by the imagination of a boy who struggles at school but is obsessed with space flight.
 (p. 26-29)
Changing Directionsi"do you have to filter out the feelings", Ruth Parker , single work poetry (p. 29)
Nostalgia, H. Perry-Keene , single work short story
A picture of his old homestead provokes painful memories for an old man.
 (p. 30-32)
To the Full Moon Risingi"Will you leave me now, so soon?", Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Robert Handicott (translator), single work poetry
Translation of the German poem 'Dem Aufgehenden Vollmonde' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
 (p. 33)
Just One Day at a Time, Susan Ash , single work short story
A teenage girl feels isolated from her friends by her dysfunctional home life.
 (p. 34-36)
I Will See You at the Gates, Bunny Crossan , single work short story
A story of the unspoken love of a shy young man and woman.
 (p. 37-41)
Untitledi"Today is not, and yet it is,", Emma Barclay , single work poetry (p. 41)
$1000 in My Mail-Box, Yvonne Cotten , single work short story (p. 42-43)
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