Volume 2 (2005) Tide Issue #2

Editors' note
This has not been an easy process. At every point along the way we have deliberated, argued, fought, fucked around and, eventually, forgiven. From the circle of love to the visiting postgrads, from cinnamon rolls to glamour shots, from violent ethical debates to wine lists, in the deep dark underbelly of building twenty-five, we have finally finished the publication. The collection draws on the work of University of Wollongong creative writers and the Illawarra community. Including poetry, prose, a manifesto, a monologue and photographs, this literary endeavour represents the collective effort of sixteen committed editors. Enjoy. - Ed(s)

Contents
Editors' Note - 5
alise blayney - Poems - 6
jess moore - I'm Sorry, Sydney Water - 8
dane naoum - Mousetrap - 9
daniel willis - Collected Poems - 14
daniel east - excerpt: A Fool Among Kings - 18
rowan ellis - Beyond the Line - 24
mariko lees - Through the Looking Glass - 27
peta walz - excerpt: Girl and a Gun - 31
jimmy andrews - Poems - 35
melissa jones - Lotto Winner - 37
lisa busutill - Nanna - 41
patrick lenton - A Matter of Reputation - 44
richelle morris - SEND - 48
erica carter - Spiritual - 51
xavier mayes - Counting Games - 52
lamar ico - Mah Dream - 56
john purvis - II Manifesto - 58
emily finlay - Untitled - 61
bonnie lander - Microfictions - 62
alinta goldsmith - Collected Poems - 66
anna popoff - ad hoc [sic] - 70
amelia chapman - Poem - 74
cameron ward - Untitled - 75
adam norris - Poems - 79
Contributers' Biographies - 82
Acknowledgements - 86