Sad Snack- AR
By AR I’ve eaten a lot of terrible food in my life. Brownies particularly seem to have a high incidence of terribleness. Balancing moisture in a baked good is hard, I understand. But I’m a sucker for them. An optimist. …
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The Post- Sonia Stone
By Sonia Stone When I was younger, I loved collecting the family mail. Around Christmas time was my favourite; here came zooming in cards from all sorts of mystical places, from New Zealand to England to Ireland. There was even some…
Money Makes the World Go ‘Round- Ellie Taggart
By Ellie Taggart Paper is priceless or at least that’s what we say, But when it’s green and processed through a machine it turns the other way, There is a price for paper and it is written on the back, Banks collect…
The Door- Jazmine Gee
By Jazmine Gee Today I realised I have to let you go And for a moment My eyes stung from tears And my heart shrunk But today I remembered Who the hell I am So I watched you walk out the door …
Our Time- Lily Pacey
By Lily Pacey Press your lips upon my cheek Can you feel the warmth? My burning blood contains bitter thorns That pierce my rose petal skin. Stare into my pale blue eyes Can you see the ocean? The waves crash…
Faded- KH
By KH you ask why but honey you’re forgetting who we used to be in the years gone by the love that once was faded like the colour in your eyes you ask why but honey look into my eyes …
Ignorance- Amanda Thomas
By Amanda Thomas sometimes I wish I could unsee the terrible crimes on our tvs unread the painful stories, peel each agony from my skin like so many newspaper sheets, switch the station at on-the-hours, slip on my rose-tinted glasses. …
Why Wage Theft Matters to Me- Young Workers Hub
By Young Workers Hub I am 17 and working my first job. It’s not exciting, there’s a lot of sweeping of floors and stacking of dishes. But I am so proud of myself. I had spent two months straight out of…
Don’t Speak Over Us- Sofia Fajardo
By Sofia Fajardo A big problem facing people of colour (POC) nowadays is not only dealing with racists who claim to know better about our issues, downplaying the prejudice we encounter and who are constantly attacking our culture, beliefs and skin colour, but…
When You Least Expect It- Katy Bedford
By Katy Bedford When raw talent unsuspectingly shakes the hands of being in the right place, at the right time, singing the right song… opportunity calls. For Brisbane singer-songwriter Matt Burton (Elder), his big break in the music scene arrived…