The Writers Grove Has Landed
Have you heard the news? There’s a brand-spanking-new event for writers happening this semester at QUT, and I’ve sat down with two of the project leads to find out exactly what’s going on. So, read on if you want to…
Alexander Cameron
Alexander is a Meanjin/Brisbane based writer and Editor at Glass Magazine. He loves his cat Squid, obscure and eccentric role-playing games, and the correct use of the word 'comprises'.
Review of Jacaranda Journal Vol. 13.1— Breaching Boundaries
Jacaranda Journal Vol 13.1, Breaching Boundaries, is an outstanding collection of short-stories, non-fiction, and visual art—while that sounds like somewhat reductive praise, trust me, it is no small feat to curate, produce, and print a collection of this size. The…
ScratchThat Magazine Is Back From the Dead
The prospect of a semester one ScratchThat magazine was all but a pipe dream at the end of last year—budget cuts and sweeping course changes had plunged its future into uncertainty. But miraculously, ScratchThat weathered the storm, and has now…
Fear and Loathing: The Media Lockout at NUS NatCon
The importance of a free and truthful media cannot be understated, and in the digital age, one of the most valuable and accessible forms of objective reporting is the video. The written word can be manipulated or misremembered; audio can be cut and stitched back together, but video remains one of the hardest mediums…
CHOKE
By Alexander Cameron The vacuum sucked and spluttered against the detritus of the linoleum floor. Joshua shook the barrel of the machine by its hose as he commanded it around the kitchen. He took pleasure in sliding the broad head…