By Javia Bordignon I’m in Nebraska. Or Iowa. Or Illinois. I stopped caring a while ago. It doesn’t even really matter anyway. It’s all the same. Rows of half-consumed corn pass through my window and I can’t be bothered to…
By Brittany Bentley Stellar Atmospheres by Alicia Sometimes is a stunning collection of small galaxies—poems that explore and push both time and space itself. Sometimes is not a scientist but has worked alongside scientists to explore her curiosity for astronomy…
By Imogen Sabey Hello, Queenslanders! Here is a review of your beloved city based on the impression I have gathered from being here for *checks watch* 22 hours. I am from Sydney, where the city is big and the egos…
By Sheina Magdua Being multilingual sounds like it should make communication easier. It sounds like having more than one language should mean having more ways to explain yourself, more ways to be understood, and more ways to turn what you…
By Sidra Farhang The day she was born They wrapped her in cloth And handed her to me Still warm with her God. . She opened her eyes Full of wonder and light A drop from the heavens For this…
By Audrey Tudor Veronica Roth’s Seek the Traitor’s Son is an adult dystopian romantasy that follows Elegy Ahn, who is prophesied to save her nation. But there’s a twist: the prophecy is shared with Rava Vidar, a vicious general from…
By Ainsley Mura “The thing about when you’re in something: you think you owe it to the situation to keep going.” This quote, from page 235 of Sarah Langan’s Trad Wife, perfectly summarises the overarching message of the novel. Throughout…
By Felix Park Weir TJ Klune’s latest work, We Burned So Bright, is a piece of apocalyptic fiction that ponders what makes our actions meaningful in the face of certain death. As Don and his husband Rodney push to complete…
By Atticus Solomon New Yorker first and celebrity second, Fran Lebowitz said something that has stuck with me: “Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If…
By Aster Ren Kivy My high school “friend” group is a strange bunch. Three of them are some of my closest friends, one of them is my mutual beard, and the rest are boys I don’t like, who all used…
