Once upon a time / Patsy Adam-Smith -- Chiron in ankle socks and velvet / Elizabeth Jolley -- My mother's cookbook / James McQueen -- The magic of May Gibbs / Nicholas Hasluck -- My postillion has been struck dumb / Colin Bowles -- The utmost rigour / Dinny O'Hearn -- On the balcony / Chris Wallace-Crabbe -- Water in quantity / Kate Grenville -- Cynthia Jane Winfield / Georgia Savage -- Spirit Fled / Sam Watson -- Carapace / Janine Burke -- When boys were men / Ivan Southall -- Rollover / Alex Miller -- A matter of honour / Amy Witting -- When the string snaps / Morris Lurie -- The hearing / Peter Corris -- Furry animals / Thomas Shapcott -- Jodie is savaged by arthritis / Colin Thiele
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"Stories by leading Australian writers .. to benefit cancer research" on cover