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Australian Short Stories [#36, 1991] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by John Paton) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Francis Webb and Gwen Harwood. Details taken from AustLit. 5 · Falling Snow · Bruce Roberts · ss; illustrated by Tim Laurence 11 · The Eye of the Beholder · Kent Smith · ss 16 · Dreamhole: A Hole in the Wall of a Steeple or Tower for Admitting Light, or, Peeling Back the Peepers · Margaret Cameron · nv; illustrated by Lydia Robertson Smith 37 · Like a Grass Seed · Meredith Michie · ss 43 · His Brush with Modernism · R. M. Stitson · ss 50 · Fridge Art · Carmel Killin · ss; illustrated by Judy Dunn 63 · Spring 1939 · Georgia Richter · ss 70 · The Viaduct · John Prior · ss; illustrated by Gregory Wold 79 · Visitor · Jim Ewing · ss 86 · The Lake · David Whish-Wilson · ss

Australian Short Stories [#37, 1992] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Wayne Ashton) Details taken from AustLit. 5 · Trouble in the Congo · Alfred Marks · ss; illustrated by Annie Irish 20 · Time Out · Marguerite Laurence · ss 27 · The Diving God · Jane Watson · ss; illustrated by Lydia Robertson-Smith 33 · Another Story Altogether · Chris Mansell · ss 37 · A Fall at the Thirtieth · Anson Cameron · ss; illustrated by Brendon Sims 44 · The Pearl Diver · Elizabeth Dean · ss 51 · River of Gold · Barry Klemm · ex 61 · Realist Writers · Lance Loughrey · ar 64 · Some Days · Tony Lintermans · ss 70 · The Baby and the Barbie · Gloria B. Yates · ss; illustrated by Judy Dunn

Australian Short Stories [#38, 1992] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Jo-Anne Seberry) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Lance Loughrey and Barbara Hanrahan. Details taken from AustLit. 7 · Ascendancy · Robin Walton · nv 40 · Postcards · Louis de Paor · pm 42 · M Is for the Many Things She Told Me · Milton David Fisher · ss; illustrated by Monique Plack 49 · The Tidal Wave · Ba Phillipps · ss 53 · If You Were Still Alive · Ding Xiaoqi · ss; illustrated by Jiri Tibor Novak 66 · Heading Straight · Catherine Conzato · ss; illustrated by Miles Pigdon 76 · Under Slow Fans · David Whish-Wilson · ss; illustrated by Bev Aisbett

Australian Short Stories [#39, 1992] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Yvonne Mears) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Eddie Mabo. Details taken from AustLit. 7 · Little Lewis Has Had a Lovely Sleep · Elizabeth Jolley · ss 21 · Just Around the Bend · Yvonne Mears · ss; illustrated by Yvonne Mears 32 · Poacher · Jim Ewing · ss; illustrated by Margie Chellew 38 · The Shoes · Carla Sari · ss 42 · Rosie by Default · Marguerite Laurence · ss 47 · Barker Auditions a Bride · Morris Lurie · ss; illustrated by Stephen Pascoe 53 · A Vanishing Act · Wayne Ashton · ss 56 · The Marble Garden · Archimede Fusillo · ss 61 · Diana · Alfred Marks · ss; illustrated by Edward Coleridge 69 · Away · Lisa Lark · ss 74 · A Personal God · Ralph Morrison · ss 79 · Cake · Ba Phillipps · ss

Australian Short Stories [#40, 1992] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Stephen Pascoe) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Thea Astley and Frank Moorhouse. Details taken from AustLit. 5 · Editorial · Bruce Pascoe & Lyn Harwood · ed 9 · Medusa One · Tony Reeder · ss; illustrated by Jiri Tibor Novak 23 · The Packing Room · Bruce Roberts · ss 28 · Barry Keough’s Paintings · Moira McAuliffe · ss 39 · The Captain’s Tiger · Freddo Dirk · ss; illustrated by Greg Wold 47 · Earth Dragon · Geoffrey Field Dean · ss 58 · Journey Home · Joe Backshall · ss 63 · Via Verdi · Carla Sari · ss 70 · Brendan Bailey’s Eyes · Penelope Love · ss; illustrated by Vane Lindsay 79 · The Voice · John Morrison · ss; illustrated by Annie Irish

Australian Short Stories [#41, 1993] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Michele Witner) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Fred Hollows and Essie Coffey. Details taken from AustLit. 7 · Invitation · Fiona McGregor · nv; illustrated by Judy Dunn 33 · Helen’s Happiness · Craig Rosenberg · ss; illustrated by Mandy Browne 44 · The Dance of Comrade Death · Giles Hugo · ss 53 · The Guy Fox Man · Wilhelm Hiener · ss 59 · Gundogs · Anson Cameron · ss 68 · Hyaena · Rosie Marpole · ss; illustrated by Lydia Robertson-Smith 74 · Silvafros · David Purcell · ss 81 · The Coming of the Light · Graham Sheil · ss; illustrated by Graham McKenzie 93 · Tonight We Sing and Dance: A Story for One Voice · Russell Kelly · ss 98 · Angel · John Prior · ss

Australian Short Stories [#42, 1993] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Jo-Anne Seberry) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Kevin Gilbert and Pat O’Shane. Details taken from AustLit. 7 · The Tree · Keith & Beryl Hull · ex; from a Novel in Progress; illustrated by Graham McKenzie 20 · A New Asia-Pacific Culture · Jiongqiang Zhu · ar 22 · Barn Da Na: Passing on the Message: Dialects of the Woiwurung [and] Cultural Comparisons (from the manuscript Barn Da Na) · Robert Mate Mate · ar 29 · Dark Women of the West · Herb Wharton · pm 31 · If I Had a Hammer · Robin Walton · nv; illustrated by Judy Dunn 72 · The Money Changer · Stuart Luijerink · ss 87 · Life, I Mean · Tony Reeder · ss 92 · Homesickness · Catherine Watson · ss; illustrated by Annie Irish 99 · What’s It All About, Marlon? · Ron Blair · ss 105 · Supermarket Footy · Matt Zurbo · ss

Australian Short Stories [#43, 1993] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Sue Hainsworth) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Dinny O’Hearn and Maurice Rioli. Details taken from AustLit. 7 · A Poet Who Never Gave Up · Ruby Langford Ginibi · ob 10 · It’s Me—the Unforgotten · Susan Knight · ss 23 · Mollie’s Windows · Sue Hancock · ss; illustrated by Annie Irish 31 · Fruit Stall · Merlinda Bobis · ss 34 · The Mixed Crew · David Whish-Wilson · ss 46 · T.K.O. · Anson Cameron · ss; illustrated by Tim Laurence 57 · Three Chooks and a Bag of Dope · Marguerite Hann Syme · ss 63 · Above Dargo · H. J. Treasure · ss 69 · Elvis the Rooster · Andrew Herrick · ss; illustrated by Judy Dunn 80 · My Mother’s Wine · Wolfgang Wirf · ss; illustrated by Mandy Browne

Australian Short Stories [#44, 1993] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Judy Prosser) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Lois O’Donohue and Sol Bellear. Details taken from AustLit. 31 · The Vegemite Conversation · Janet Chimonyo · ss; illustrated by Margie Chellew 36 · Come to Lunch · Ba Phillipps · ss 44 · Descending · Margaret Bearman · ss 57 · Shooting the Goat · Marguerite Laurence · ss; illustrated by Miles Pigdon 76 · Buddha’s Day Off · Barry Klemm · ex 87 · Nest-Egg · Anson Cameron · ss 93 · A House Divided · Alfred Marks · ss; illustrated by Judy Dunn 98 · Something Blue · Alison Gibbs · ss; illustrated by Graham McKenzie 106 · Impossible Bicycle · Georgia Richter · ss

Australian Short Stories [#45, 1993] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Helen Norton) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Jim Hamilton and Frank Hardy. Details taken from AustLit. 9 · Intellectual Property · Errol West · ar 13 · Bangardi and Wamutjan · Manuel Cassidy Pamkal · ss; illustrated by Manuel Pamkal 16 · HMS Pioneer · Ernestine Hill · ms 27 · The Cage · David Whish-Wilson · ss; illustrated by Jiri Tibor Novak 31 · Homicide Central · Peter Oustabasidis · pm 40 · Costa Blanca · Nene Gare · ss 47 · Ollie Stomp: Seller of Dreams · Geoffrey Field Dean · ss 58 · After Rabbits · Noel Burns · ss; illustrated by Vane Lindesay 62 · Jack Sparrow · Gordon Reid · nv; illustrated by Mandy Brown 85 · The White Shorts · David Shennan · ss; illustrated by Vera Fennell

Australian Short Stories [#46, 1994] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Tania Heben) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Noel Pearson and Banjo Clarke. Details taken from AustLit. 5 · Johnny Cake Days · John Clark · ss 16 · The Spirits of the Wathaurong · John Clark · pm 17 · It’ll Be Alright · Janice Slater · ss 26 · Mother-in-Law · Lisa Bellear · pm 27 · One Moment · Lee Bemrose · ss; illustrated by Judy Dunn 37 · Louie · Jim Ewing · ss 44 · A Melbourne Morning Pub Crawl · Lindsay Stepanow · ss; illustrated by Lindsay Stepanow 48 · In the Light of This Miracle · N. B. Bricknell · ss 55 · The Love-Hate Quartet · Chester Eagle · ex 63 · Smokey the Outlaw · Geoff Allen · ss 80 · Water · Jocelyn Lockyer · ss 81 · The Swearing One · Vanessa Lockyer-lu · ss 88 · Waiting for the Millennium · Graham Sheil · ss 90 · Marie Bird’s Ball · Michael McGirr · ss 95 · The Tale of the Wizard Feng Lu · Geoff Pascoe · ss

Australian Short Stories [#47, 1994] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Mandy Browne) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Waratah Ward, Nene Gare and Cathy Freeman. Details taken from AustLit. vii · Nene · Bruce Pascoe · pm v · Editorial · Bruce Pascoe · ed 9 · Barring Down · Bruce Roberts · ss 15 · Subtropical · Robin Walton · ss 32 · Elevator · Carmel Bird · ss 36 · Initiation · Annalese Hudson · ss 39 · Light Sensitive · Linley Hindmarsh · ss; illustrated by Linley Hindmarsh 47 · And the Moon Was Shining · Subhash Jaireth · ss 57 · In Huli · Graham Sheil · ss 63 · The Calendar of Harbours · Catherine Conzato · ss 71 · Letting Fly · Andrew Herrick · ss; illustrated by Mark Cairns 79 · Millie · Janice Slater · ss 88 · Same Ways, Changed Days · Jim Ewing · ss

Australian Short Stories [#48, 1994] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Lin Onus) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Manoly Lascaris and Albert Tucker. Details taken from AustLit. 5 · The Necklace · Louise McLennan · ss 13 · Scapegrace · Gillian Mears · ss; illustrated by Helen Salter 20 · Hard Copy · Gillian Mears · bg 22 · Voices · Tony Reeder · ss 31 · Race for the Gun · Marguerite Hann Syme · ss; illustrated by Drusilla Ross-Jones 43 · The Banquet · Mary Anne Baartz · ss 50 · According to Mark · Mark Brynmor McCulloch · ss 62 · Frank and Nene Go to Town · Nene Gare · ss; illustrated by Nene Gare 66 · Six with a Three · John Clark · nv 87 · We Will Not Lose · Betty Tournier · bg

Australian Short Stories [#49, 1995] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Grenville Montgomery) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to John Hepworth and Mimi-Cecilia Pascoe. Details taken from AustLit. v · Editorial · Bruce Pascoe · ed 9 · Connections · R. B. Nicholls · ss; illustrated by Stephen Pascoe 17 · The Path Through the Cemetery · Anita Carcour · ss 33 · Where I Grewed Up · Zelda Mavis Couzens · bg 36 · Black Knight, Black Night · Janice Slater · ss 47 · Home Cooking · Molly Guy · ss 49 · Pig · Noel Burns · ss 55 · Pictures of a Darkroom · John Stuyfbergen · ss; illustrated by Judy Dunn 60 · From Redfern to Werrington, I’ve Been a Dude! · Carolyn Van Langenberg · ss 66 · Hard Copy: The Season’s Guest Writer · Graham Sheil · bg 68 · Dance of Life · Graham Sheil · ss 80 · In Flagrante Delectare · Tana McCarthy · ss 86 · High Pass · Karen Attard · ss 93 · Prodigals · David Whish-Wilson · ss

Australian Short Stories [#50, 1995] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Lyn Hovey) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to the readers and writers of Australia. Details taken from AustLit. 4 · Editorial · Bruce Pascoe · ed 7 · Bridecake · Gillian Mears · ss 13 · Windsong · Sue Hancock · ss 17 · Did She Not Have Autumn · Anson Cameron · ss 26 · Bidin’ Time · Linley Hindmarsh · ss; illustrated by Linley Hindmarsh 35 · The Ferret · H. J. Treasure · ss 41 · Ticking · Matthew Condon · ss 46 · Djamba—Plague · Mudrooroo · ss 50 · The Fifth Brother · Graham Sheil · ss 70 · Homecoming: Margaret’s Story · Margaret Apma Hayes · bg 78 · Lonely: Kathy’s Story · Kathy Travis · bg 85 · Moonstruck · Judy Duffy · ss 93 · Burnt Umber (after T S Eliot’s Burnt Norton) · Robin Walton · ss 107 · Dog Meeting · Ba Phillipps · ss 113 · The Port Augusta Story · Barry Dickins · ss; illustrated by Barry Dickins 118 · Peeping Tom, Yellow Houses · Judith Lukin-Amundsen · ss 124 · Tide · David Whish-Wilson · ss 131 · Taniwha · Tony Reeder · ss 137 · The Golden Moment · Carmel Bird · ss 145 · Lovers on Holiday · Lyn Hughes · ss 150 · AK-47 · Alfred Marks · ss

Australian Short Stories [#51, 1995] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Jamie Boyd) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Barrett Reid and Phillip Hodgins. Details taken from AustLit. 9 · Grinding · Greg Clough · ss 13 · Rubaiyat · Sue Hancock · ss; illustrated by Lydia Robertson-Smith 27 · Music Lessons Should Be Fun · Jill Jefferies · ss 29 · We Only Ate the Big Lizards on a Sunday · Cris Oliver · ss 38 · Too Bloody Strong · Karen Atkinson · bg; illustrated by Gavin Couzens 45 · The House Raising · Joy Dettman · ss 54 · Miss Miller’s Dreams · Moira McAuliffe · ss 65 · The Button Shop · Rosemary Jones · ss 69 · The Weight of Sweets · Lau Siew Mei · ss; illustrated by Stephen Pascoe 77 · Playhouse, Circa ’57 · R. M. Stitson · ss 85 · The Fallen Star · Andrew Herrick · ss 91 · The Tortoise and the Hare · Momo Kapor & Ilona Palmer · ss

Australian Short Stories [#52, 1995] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Helen Norton) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Greg Shackleton, Gary Cunningham, Tony Stewart, Malcolm Rennie and Brian Peters. Details taken from AustLit. 7 · Leopard-Light · Marguerite Laurence · ss; illustrated by Stephen Pascoe 21 · Gordow—the Brolga · Manuel Cassidy Pamkal · ss 25 · Bei Fang De Lang · Ouyang Yu · ss 36 · Flores de Mayo · Merlinda Bobis · ss 43 · Springbok · Alfred Marks · nv; illustrated by Graham McKenzie 67 · Mr & Mrs Square: Malcolm · Malcolm Morgan · bg 69 · Mr & Mrs Square: Sue · Sue Lovett · bg 73 · The Daily Bread · Greg Clough · ss 80 · Vlado · Peter Oustabasidis · pm 84 · Did the French Soldier Come to This Place in His Torment? · Catherine Conzato · ss; illustrated by Mandy Browne

Australian Short Stories [#53, 1996] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Lyn Hovey) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Phil Noyce and Jean Sinclair. Details taken from AustLit. 7 · Tower Zero · R. B. Nicholls · ss; illustrated by Stephen Pascoe 14 · Milking · Diana Brown · ss 26 · Those Shining Towers · Chester Eagle · ss 41 · The Singer · Thomas Shapcott · ss 53 · Like a House on Fire · Rosie Marpole · ss 58 · The Last Time · Anne Shimmins · ss 62 · When the Boat Comes In · G. W. Robinson · ss 72 · Lemon Tree Passage · Greg Bogaerts · ss 79 · Speedwell · Yvonne Mears · ss; illustrated by Yvonne Mears 89 · Living off the Land · George Handy · bg 91 · Droughts, Floods and All... · Harry Wallis · ss

Australian Short Stories [#54, 1996] ed. Bruce Pascoe (Pascoe Publishing, cover by Victoria Howlett) This issue of Australian Short Stories is dedicated to Ba Phillipps, Tom Uren and Rob Riley. Details taken from AustLit. 7 · Sheldon’s First Movie · Charles Edelman · ss 18 · Miss Miller’s Day · Moira McAuliffe · ss 31 · Training · Andrew Pritchard · ss; illustrated by Stephen Pascoe 38 · Late One Afternoon · Jennifer Compton · ss 40 · Down at Fram · Grattan Douglas Couzens · bg 43 · The Assessor · Ba Phillipps · ss; illustrated by Lydia Robertson Smith 55 · Last Week of My Life · Robin Walton · nv 77 · All Right Kate · Joy Kilian · ss 92 · To Kevin Gilbert · Burraga Gutya · pm