claiming frontiers
by Milieah Brett They said we had it all figured out. That it was our duty to take our message out there. To expand. Look outwards and forwards. But my dispatcher hasn’t contacted me for days, and no one even knows my name out here. How can I keep track of any...
sudden writing comp winner: penumbra
By Evelyn Lee Content note: this story contains mention of an animal death, and intimate partner violence. The boys tumble out of the sea, their golden limbs caught in the afternoon sun. My boys, she thinks. They drive silently, settling into the freeway as the sky...
restoring hope: reviewing cultivated
by Miller Keys and Eilish Jackson Showcasing what it takes to create a circular economy within the furniture industry, Cultivated is a captivating exhibition that restores hope to its visitors. Located in Cult Design’s Melbourne showroom, the exhibition...
perfect
By Deanne Elizabeth And to you, this seems polished. All that glitters, all I touch is gold. But in the words of Paul Valéry: ‘I have failed to please my soul.’ Photo by Simi Iluyomade on Unsplash
in between the tragedies and vanities, we’ve got each other
By Manaswi Dawadi Rimal I might seem distant.Not just through the mountains and oceans between us, but also through the fog of my mood swings while I drown in the pool of my insecurities.My overthinking, like a colony of ants following each other, threatens to...
fungi furniture: reviewing studio flek
By Ben Wood Waste is one of the most significant challenges of our time. Australia produces approximately 540kg of household waste per person, per year. Melbourne alone can fill the Eureka Tower 50 times annually. Although some of this material is recycled, the...
celebrate love and stand up to bigots
by Ruby Giddings
the universe was never as cruel as the moment it woke me up
by Eli Rooke The cosmos forged me a new body and I was finally made of stardust. Constellations traced along my scars, and the sun warmed me to my bones. The galaxy embraced me, and it was love. I held myself, and it was love. The sky turned dark,...
pride
This piece originally appeared in the Identity issue of SWINE Magazine By Alex Edwards I get asked every so often whether pride events are still important. Do we still need to celebrate being queer? When I hear these types of questions, I think about all the...
our private cubicle
By Lachlan Bowden The bed was caught in a limbo between comfortable and irritable – itchy at every touch. The concave deepened after that evening, indifferent to permissible reasoning. A time limit had always been agreed upon, out by 10, no matter what. The...
dead butterfly in my belly
by Manaswi Dawadi Rimal I was waiting for love, just like they said. My tears in his handkerchief, his tears in my letters. His smile in the tea I made, my smile in his essence. Our breaths fighting with each other, against our locked lips, like the rivers...
potato people world – pride potatoes
Created By: Julia Ghent Developed by: Julia Ghent and Gloria Ghent