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Summary: Short stories, novel extracts and poems, by various Pacific writers Table of contents: Felicia / Taria Baquie -- Papa / Taria Baquie -- Fugue (extract) / Philip Siataga -- Where the girls are / Selina Tusitala Marsh -- Afakasi pours herself afa cuppa coffee / Selina Tusitala Marsh -- Real natives talk about love / Teresia K. Teaiwa -- Smiles and transactions / Angela Gribben -- An educated perspective / Karlo Mila -- Four poems and Sione's wedding / Karlo Mila -- Our stories are within us / Cherie Barford -- Connections / Cherie Barford -- Pacific migration / Daren Kamali -- The return (extract) / Priscilla Rasmussen -- A mother's love / Noelle Nive Noa -- Nuku-tu-taha /Zora Feilo-Makapa -- The vaka / Zora Feilo-Makapa -- The red socks / Afshana Ali and Elenoa Tamani -- Statement from the baddies / Tusiata Avia -- Nafanua and the religious police / Tusiata Avia -- Wind / Tusiata Avia -- There was never silence / Tanielu de Mollard -- Tatau / Philomena Lee -- Devotion / Philomena Lee -- The islander / Naila Fanene -- Eti's dilemma / Naila Fanene -- Sui not Su'e / Mua Strickson-Pua -- SHE / Mua Strickson-Pua -- Atuaology / Mua Strickson-Pua -- Bifobology / Christina Tuapola -- The big, the fat and potato salad / Aaron Taouma -- Pikorua / Janice Hy-bee Ikiua -- For the love of Lia / Eric Smith -- Bus / Tim Page -- The risky journey to belong (extract) / Florence Faumuina-Aiono -- Black sheep / Douglas Poole -- Blue moon / Douglas Poole -- Brown soul / Leilani Burgoyne -- Apia / Leilani Burgoyne -- You / Leilani Burgoyne -- Palauli / Jason Greenwood -- No sex please, we're disabled / Chris Baker -- A requiem for a dream / Marisa Maepu -- The dancers / Sia Figiel -- My father's stories / Tulia Thompson