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…
By David Uptin I’ve never known who to support in the State of Origin. This began in my pre-teens, when I professed a proudly contrarian disinterest in all sport (famously proclaiming I supported Victoria), and has continued into my adulthood…
By Mehak Aggarwal The ecstatic moment wheneverything seemed to be mineVibing with myselfI was walking down the Riverine The stream of aqua running alongtranquilized meThe shadow in the water reflected the authentic me The drops of Adam’s alewere clear as…
By Keely McConnell When you grow up as someone with endometriosis, you’re taught that “the pain you are experiencing is normal” or that “everyone has a hard time when they’re on their period, just suck it up”. You learn to…
By Teagan Rowe We live in an instantaneous world. With everything accessible to us from our phones and TV’s, it leaves very little room for any sense of occasion. Instead of dining out, we get UberEATS; instead of catching…
By Lillian Curthoys The 21st century is hallmarked by an abundance of communication options. Call, text, email, Instagram post, DM, bank transfer if you’re desperate. It’s also hallmarked by continuously trending labels for simple phenomena (think girl dinner, quiet quitting,…
