March 31, 2023
A Spider Sensation – Rebekah Pouw
A Spider Sensation Rebekah Pouw I must be losing my mind. Since getting to school, I've been feeling the sensation of small legs crawling all over me. I swat repeatedly at my skin, insisting to my sister and friends that there’s a creature on me. I only succeed in irritating them. I shiver nervously. As…
March 31, 2023
Maggots – Ella Witney
Maggots Ella Witney I found myself in darkness. My head was heavy and throbbing. It pulsed and ached, taking my vision with it, resulting in a speckled blur. When the darkness faded, light flooded my eyes. The blinding brightness dulled and revealed my kitchen: the overhead lights reflected off the white tiles and bench top.…
March 30, 2023
Bridging the Faiths – Lachlan Gaul
Bridging the Faiths Lachlan Gaul All my life, I have believed that there is a higher power. I was born Catholic, as Irish people typically are. I took the holy sacrament of Communion and my Confirmation followed a few short years later. I went to mass most weeks to hear stories of Jesus and his…
March 28, 2023
The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Mary Ann Marlowe
The Spilled Ink-quisition - An Interview with Mary Ann Marlowe Suzy Darlington This week we interview USA Today bestselling author Mary Ann Marlowe, an award-winning romance writer with seven published novels under her belt. By day, she works as a computer programmer/DBA in Central Virginia. By night, she travels to far-off imaginary lands and likes…
March 28, 2023
should I write a poetry collection about my love life? – Keeley Young
should I write a poetry collection about my love life? Keeley Young I can be your breaker of hearts (not that I intend on it) I hear it right now, like an echo the breaker of chains like a scourge my longest relationship was eight months it was my first. see there’s always been reason…
March 27, 2023
The Still Sea – Flynn Geary
The Still Sea Flynn Geary Scjouraan looked on in grim resignation as another ship splintered apart, listening as desperate men begged and screamed for another chance, before they were swallowed by the still seawater. It had been almost two hours since the great meteor had flown over the fleet, when the ocean had started to…
March 24, 2023
A Wafer on the Side – Kyrah Honner
A Wafer on the Side Kyrah Honner Content Warnings: eating disorder, animal cruelty. Mum always offers tea or coffee when I arrive. I know it’s less a courteous gesture, more a question with a correct answer. Tea means milk, sugar, and a wafer on the side. Coffee is an appetite suppressant. Like always, I choose…
March 23, 2023
When Plans Change – Rebekah Pouw
When Plans Change Rebekah Pouw Politics, the weather, or a potential conflict – watching the news has never really been my thing. It’s possible that my family’s constant encouragement to always be reading or outside has had a lasting impact on me. I’ve only ever been exposed to news through classmates’ gossip and the occasional…
