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Alternative title: Toasty Tales
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... no. 359 20 July - 2 August 2010 of The Big Issue Australia est. 1996- The Big Issue
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Telling Tales, Jo Case , Melissa Cranenburgh , single work prose (p. p.[4])
My Lifei"In my life I can't succeed", Peter G. , single work poetry (p. 7)
A Certain Red Shoulder Bagi"Sue walked by the other day", David , single work poetry (p. 8)
Down the Up-Escalator : In a Race against Science, Michel Faber , single work short story humour
A vulnerable young boy is on the loose in the London Underground. Can humble ticket inspector Zephaniah save the day?
 (p. 11-13)
Note: Illustration: 'A Greater Sense of Something Else' (2009) by Stormie Mills.
Bovary Street, Toni Jordan , single work short story
A young girl is caught up in a karmic tale of fierce pride, family politics, small-town scandal and cuts of meat.
 (p. 14-16)
Note: Includes as illustration 'The Players' (2009), a photograph by Polixeni Papapetrou.
You, Me and My Grey Hairs, Oslo , Oslo (illustrator), single work short story humour (p. 17)
The Vaulting Maid, Linda Jaivin , single work short story humour (p. 18-21)
Note: Illustration: 'In Our Nature' (2009) by Catherine Campbell.
Trumpet, Patrick Allington , single work short story
Ostracised from society and in declining health, an old explorer balance the steadfast love of a woman against the harsh judgement of history.
 (p. 23-25)
Note: Illustration: 'Why Return' (2006) by Racket.
Salt, Christos Tsiolkas , single work short story
In a small coal-mining town choked by dark clouds, it can be hard to see the light.
 (p. 26-31)
Note: Illustrations: 'Interceptor Surf sequence' (2009) and 'Apologies 1-6' (2007-2009, Detail)
The Funeral, Emmett Stinson , single work short story
Old Aunt May's time has come - but can a squeamish mourner survive the stresses of a family wake?
 (p. 33-35)
Note: Illustrations: 'Everything She Wanted' (2009) and 'Southern Gothic' (2001) by Maggie Taylor.
Your Father Is Disappointed In You, Sam Rutter , single work short story
Wandering the streets of his home town, a young man reflects on a troubled childhood and an unwanted legacy.
 (p. 36-39)
Note: Illustration: 'Shadow Minder' (2009) by Pat Brassington.
Blackbirds Singing, Karen Hitchcock , single work short story
Desperate dreams, hidden secrets and petty jealousies come to light in the tearoom of a city department store.
 (p. 40-43)
Note: Illustration: Andrew Joyner
They Were Beaching Themselves Again, Romy Ash , single work short story
A traveller finds comfort in the company of strangers, but the shared warmth is fleeting.
 (p. 44-47)
Note: Illustration: 'Red Nails' (2006) by Narelle Autio.
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