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• ix • Introduction (Matilda at the Speed of Light) • essay by Damien Broderick
• 1 • A Dragon Between His Fingers • [The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros] • (1986) • short story by Terry Dowling
• 21 • Mind Vampires • (1986) • short fiction by Greg Egan
• 29 • It's Not What You Say • novelette by Freda McLennan (variant of "It's Not What You Say ..." 1983)
• 57 • Fairytale • (1985) • short story by Ania Walwicz
• 59 • Odd Man Search • (1979) • short story by Cherry Wilder
• 77 • The Truth About Oscar • (1981) • short story by Yvonne Rousseau
• 85 • Creator • (1978) • novelette by David J. Lake [as by David Lake]
• 115 • Stiletto Inheritance • (1982) • short story by Humphrey McQueen
• 127 • Albert's Bellyful • (1977) • novelette by Francis Payne
• 151 • Not in Front of the Children • (1987) • novelette by George Turner
• 175 • Things Fall Apart • novelette by Philippa C. Maddern
• 199 • Thy Sting • (1987) • short story by Damien Broderick
• 205 • My Lady Tongue • novelette by Lucy Sussex
• 251 • On the Turn • (1986) • short story by Leanne Frahm