By Zahra Kataieh Textbook baby is what they used to describe me as an infant. Although weighing in at a supposedly unexpected four kilograms, I was everything else my mother had read about. A routine child, everything had to be…
By Stanze Quinn Three girls sat around a table, not much older than twenty-one or twenty-two. Their skin had been kissed by the Gold Coast sun, with light freckles appearing on the most unhurried of the girl’s faces. They laid together, sprawled out across…
By Tori Brown I was on a call with my father recently, grovelling for the code to bypass Netflix’s stingy new household rules. In an attempt to make the phone call feel more social and less transactional, I mentioned that…
By Emily Robbins Listen to her new album here. Audrey Hobert is your dorky, awkward-yet-fearless alter ego come to life. She spells out every guilty thought and messy life experience without frill or flair, just plainly what it is. She…
By Anjanavya Jalli Language is how we make sense of the world; it’s not just vocabulary. Language carries power. It conveys our thoughts, memories, and experiences. Language carries generations; it’s how we tell stories. Language is how we share parts…
By Coco-Lily Garrett-Kellett The dirt in Texas is a jealous lover—obsessive, ever-clinging, a kind of feral intimacy that finds your softest spots and lays its claim. It’s not just on you, it becomes you. Laced in the sweat behind your…
By Angela Aliaga What was made to feel as a simple choice, suddenly feels like a gamble. Opening a new box of pills and out falls a tiny pamphlet of information. Every time you think you have reached the end,…
8th April 2022 Him Me Hey! Nice to virtually meet you. What do u think about grabbing a coffee or drink sometime to get to know each other in person? Hey, That sounds great. I’ve just gone away on…
By Kate Todman Dark nights. The hum of my fan. My sheets suffocate me. I choke on nothing. The door creaks open. I am not alone anymore. It enters, unwelcome. It comes often. Hovers above me. Presses on my chest. …
By Zoe Hyde Can we not hypernormalise what is going on right now? Equipped with my keyboard, I am armed, as the saying goes, “the pen is mightier than the sword”. There is weight and capability in our words. I…
