y separately published work icon Writers in Townsville : A Short Story Magazine periodical issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... no. 9 May 1985 of A Tropical Cocktail est. 1980 Writers in Townsville : A Short Story Magazine
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On Writing Poetryi"Why? Why do I pen these lines?", Margaret Eggins , single work poetry (p. 1)
Writer at Worki"At seven a.m.", Robert Handicott , single work poetry (p. 3)
Chinaman's Beachi"The dune's white breast curve", Joan Timms , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Photograph, Ray Ferris , single work short story
A young widow believes that her dead husband has been reincarnated as a frog.
 (p. 5-9)
To My Four Daughtersi"Four roses grew in my garden,", Hazel Fuller , single work poetry (p. 9)
Eveningi"When blue mist hangs in the air,", Sue Polites , single work poetry (p. 9)
Double Vision, Sue Jackson , single work short story
A woman literally confronts her dark self after she accidentally kills her husband's plants.
 (p. 10-12)
Welcome Aussie Matei"From the Old Country you came", John White , single work poetry (p. 12)
Operation Pig, Rozanne Glazebrook , single work short story
A group of university students plans to release a pig during a rugby match to protest about apartheid.
 (p. 13-14)
Suicidei"On the edge, one more step and I'm off the ledge", Keith White , single work poetry (p. 14)
Folk Medicine?, Joe Clark , single work essay
Clark remembers the home remedies of his youth.
 (p. 15)
Shamrock and Thistlei"Oh, that I had a magic power", Garry Bowe , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Happy Sixteenth of Chrissie Thompson, Susan Ash , single work short story
An adolescent girl pretends to be pregnant to get her estranged parents together on her birthday.
 (p. 17-20)
The Bo Bo River Codi"On the flat beneath the mountain", Pat Devine , single work poetry (p. 21)
Red Cedar Chairi"Master of my own thoughts? ...", Joan M. Davis , single work poetry (p. 22)
Hibiscusi"Days of farewell dawn", Joan M. Davis , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Turnkey, Joanna Flynn , single work short story
A woman recalls her brother's anger at his mother for her affair with an Aboriginal man.
 (p. 23-28)
Preptiei"Parents are too bold in asking,", Duncan Graham , single work poetry (p. 28)
Middle Paddock Musteri"Early morning rising", Iona Paschen , single work poetry (p. 29)
Cassowary Joe, Sandra Hughes , single work short story
A suspicious young policeman wrongfully accuses an old prospector of hiding an escaped prisoner.
 (p. 30-34)
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