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• 2 •  Cartoon: "Hi!" • interior artwork by Cecil Nurse
• 2 • Stuff • essay by Cecil Nurse
• 3 • A Room with a Desk (Focus 21) • [A Room with a Desk] • essay by Colin Greenland
• 5 •  Cartoon: "C-speed water-tanker" • interior artwork by Cecil Nurse
• 6 • Ms Prep • essay by David Garnett [as by David S. Garnett]
• 8 • Full Face: Brooke • [Full Face] • essay by Keith Brooke
• 8 •  Cartoon: no caption (Focus 21) • interior artwork by Cecil Nurse
• 9 • The Man Who Knew a Thing or Two About Aliens • short story by Cecil Nurse
• 9 • The Page • (1983) • essay by Margaret Atwood
• 10 • Why I Write (Focus 21) • [Why I Write] • essay by Pete Darby and Alison Mitchell and Peter Tennant
• 11 • Investigations • [Investigations] • interview of Alexander Popov • interview by uncredited
• 12 • Untitled ("The globe hung above the desk ...") • short story by Leigh Barlow
• 12 • Untitled ("The Doctor walked in on his patient ...") • short story by Daniel Buck
• 12 • Untitled ("Meer help the dagger tightly ...") • short story by Iain Layden
• 12 • Untitled ("There was no doubt in my mind ...") • short story by Peter Lancaster
• 12 •  Cartoon: no caption (Focus 21) [2] • interior artwork by Cecil Nurse
• 13 • The Robots of Environment • short story by David Langford [as by Dave Langford]
• 13 • The Word Is: Mood • essay by Alan Garside
• 14 • Nuts + Bolts: Characterisation • essay by Cecil Nurse
• 15 •  Cartoon: no caption (Focus 21) [3] • interior artwork by Cecil Nurse
• 16 • Notes from a Blue Pencil (Focus 21) • [Notes from a Blue Pencil] • essay by Trevor Jones