Issue Nine

  • Do You See What I See? – Hannah Currie

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Do You See What I See? [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Hannah Currie @hannahcurrie.art [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5243″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]Hannah Currie is an emerging artist in Meanjin, Brisbane who… Read more.

  • The Thinnest Dart I’ve Ever Seen — Spencer Moreau

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Thinnest Dart I’ve Ever Seen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Spencer Moreau @spencer_moreau_ [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5361″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Trigger warning: this memoir contains depictions of domestic and family violence… Read more.

  • Out Loud — Nicole Jacobsen

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Out Loud [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nicole Jacobsen @by.nicoleaj [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5342″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I was a kid divided into sections. Forty percent invisible, forty percent punching bag, ten… Read more.

  • Fruit Cup – Taylah Curtis

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Fruit Cup [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Taylah Curtis @taylah.curtis [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5377″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Plump berries Ready for the harvest Blended and sold Held in careless hands Dropped,… Read more.

  • Ode to Simplicity – Laura Johnson

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ode to Simplicity [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Laura Johnson [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5364″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]i ignite the engine and drive to the beach with a cooler full of drinks… Read more.

  • Memories in Paper – Jes Schefe

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Memories in Paper [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jes Schefe @jesmassiveattack [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5384″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] “For Kris, who will always be the light of our lives”   “You… Read more.

  • Infinity – Steph Blinco

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Infinity [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Steph Blinco @stephblincoart [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5235″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]Steph Blinco is a third-year Bachelor of Fine Arts student. As a local Brisbane emerging… Read more.

  • The Price of the Prize – Jes Schefe

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Price of the Prize [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jes Schefe @jesmassiveattack [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5366″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Literary prizes have become so universal that it makes one wonder… Read more.

  • Reading/Writing/Unmasking – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Reading/Writing/Unmasking [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5369″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Remembering your dentist’s name is a hallmark of adulthood, even if he’s the same guy you’ve… Read more.

  • Churchyard – Euri Glenn

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Churchyard [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Euri Glenn [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5351″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]MACHINE We’re still in this holy place A space of everlasting hate I cannot wait anymore I… Read more.

  • Intangible – Madison Blissett de Weger

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Intangible [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Madison Blissett de Weger @words.with.bliss [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5394″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]It was hard to notice at first. I had a lot of practice in… Read more.

  • The Guilty Pleasure of Privilege – David Uptin

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Guilty Pleasure of Privilege [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] David Uptin [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5336″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]In Ursula K. Le Guin’s short story The Ones Who Walk Away From… Read more.

  • Rope – Samuel Maguire

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rope [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Maguire skydekkerix.com [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5387″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] When Nothing Works Put head in hands, look down Lose hope. Remember when the universe… Read more.

  • Hysterical, Hormonal, Hypochondriac: My Experiences with Medical Gaslighting as an Endometriosis Sufferer — Sofia Daily

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hysterical, Hormonal, Hypochondriac: My Experiences with Medical Gaslighting as an Endometriosis Sufferer [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Sofia Daily [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5339″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Attempting to manage an incurable chronic… Read more.

  • Pekarra — Declan J. Toon

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pekarra [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Declan J. Toon [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5145″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text] For my mother, I created this portrait of her favourite horse. They… Read more.

  • Heathenistic Saint – Isabelle Heaton

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Heathenistic Saint [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Isabelle Heaton @izzy.makin.stuff [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5133″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]Isabelle Heaton is a Brisbane based painter who explores the emotional depth of portraiture… Read more.

  • Sex During the 40-Hour Work Week – Fen Carter

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sex During the 40-Hour Work Week [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Fen Carter [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5380″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]We’ve seen it all before. We know the story: you’ve brought him… Read more.

  • Chemistry (Fragments) – Isabelle Heaton

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Chemistry (Fragments) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Isabelle Heaton @izzy.makin.stuff [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5139″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text] This work is a multi-panelled portrait piece, one depicting the artist,… Read more.

  • Matilda – Declan J. Toon

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Matilda [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Declan J. Toon [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5175″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]Declan is a passionate artist who spends every moment not dedicated to architectural studies creating… Read more.

  • When You Were New to Me – Nicole Jacobsen

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] When You Were New to Me [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nicole Jacobsen @by.nicoleaj [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5404″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]My hummingbird heart. I hear the beats, footfalls ascending a staircase.… Read more.

  • Dense and Populated — Sabelle Pobjoy-Sherriff

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dense and Populated [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Sabelle Pobjoy-Sherriff @SaBelleeee [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5248″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]SaBelle Pobjoy-Sherriff is a third-year visual arts student minoring in film. Her art… Read more.

  • In The Blood — Annie Stevenson

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] In The Blood [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Annie Stevenson @annie_stevenson_ [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5263″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text] I’ll sail across the sky till I can find it What little time that… Read more.

  • Signs That You’re in Love With a Narcissist — Zali Meredith

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Signs That You’re in Love With a Narcissist. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Zali Meredith @zalimeredith [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5346″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]you’ll know you’re in love with a narcissist when… Read more.

  • Queen — Jordyn Burnett

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Queen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jordyn Burnett @_jordynburnett_ [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5245″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]Jordyn Burnett is based on Gubbi Gubbi country (Sunshine… Read more.

  • Wild Night – Steph Blinco

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wild Night [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Steph Blinco @stephblincoart [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5231″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]Steph Blinco is a third-year Bachelor of Fine Arts student. As a local… Read more.

  • Stream of Conciousness – Callan Howell

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Stream of Conciousness [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Callan Howell [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5227″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]A pen and paper, abstract A4 piece. Drawn during tens of hours… Read more.

  • Snake Hunter — Samuel Maguire

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Snake Hunter [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Maguire Skydekkerix.com [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5358″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]When I was a kid monsters fascinated me. I was terrified almost constantly, and exploring… Read more.

  • Road Closed Ahead – Janice Kathleen Jones

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Road Closed Ahead [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Janice Kathleen Jones [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5391″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]‘Hey…you alright?’ Ed’s back is turned, headphones on. Chris squeezes past the dusty Carlsbro… Read more.

  • Maxine – Warwick Gow

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Maxine [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Warwick Gow @warwickgowphoto [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5254″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]Warwick Gow is a sunshine coast-based photographer who uses the portrait to place local fringe… Read more.

  • The Gorgon’s Gazette – David L. Farr

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Gorgon’s Gazette [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] David L. Farr @writer.dlfarr [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5403″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Robert let out a loud humph and a shake of his shaggy,… Read more.

  • Wash Over Me – Ebony Busk

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wash Over Me [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Ebony Busk @ebonybusk_art [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5251″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text]Ebony is a Dja Dja Wurrung Woman. Her main medium is oils, predominately… Read more.

  • Guardian Angel — Declan J. Toon

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Guardian Angel [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Declan J. Toon [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5151″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”img_link_large” img_link_target=”_blank”][vc_column_text] My older sister is my guardian angel. She’s both beautiful and terrifying in equal measures.… Read more.

  • The Death of the Fairy – Hannah Vesey

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Death of the Fairy [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Hannah Vesey @hannah_vesey_ [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5405″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] The hospital room was dark as a sunken ship, and musky… Read more.

  • Sugar Free – Nicole Jacobsen

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sugar Free [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Nicole Jacobsen @by.nicoleaj [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5354″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I measured the space between stranger and armrest surfing swerves on the five o’clock train,… Read more.

  • The Other Side — Samuel Gachon

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Other Side [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Gachon [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5325″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]I was done for. The aliens had taken my ship down, and I was the… Read more.

  • The Resurrection of Past Trends — Chelsea Ryan

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Resurrection of Past Trends [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Chelsea Ryan @chelseaaryann_ [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”5321″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] There is no doubt that over recent years, young people have… Read more.

  • The Rules of Arrangement (Part 4) – James Devitt

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Rules of Arrangement Part 4 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] James Devitt [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4581″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]‘Hello, Private Investigator – Jim Finch.’ Eyes open to coffered ceiling design,… Read more.

  • The Rules of Arrangement (Part 3) – James Devitt

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Rules of Arrangement Part 3 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] James Devitt [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4581″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]‘Blake!’ Like a baby from its crib, Richard Takahashi is pulled out… Read more.

  • Otherworlds – David L. Farr

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Otherworlds [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] David L. Farr [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4933″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] THE HOME OF THE HIPPOCAMPUS lies high atop the mountain. Beyond the thick, forested sea… Read more.