Non-Fiction

  • A Family Photo Album

    by Regan Chern She only wore those Coca Cola jeans to piss off her father. An old family friend told me. It’s the best portrait I have of my mother.… Read more.

  • Spilled Ink Issue 67

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spilled Ink [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Issue 67 [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20297″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][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] Welcome! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ciao, Scribblers! After all our time together, it felt fitting to find a… Read more.

  • Spilled Ink Issue 66

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spilled Ink [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Issue 66 [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20242″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][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] Welcome! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Scribblers! Welcome to the penultimate issue of Spilled Ink (for this year at… Read more.

  • The Greatest – David Uptin

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Greatest [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] David Uptin [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20231″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/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 May 2024, Apple Music released their list of the so-called one hundred greatest albums of… Read more.

  • Spilled Ink Issue 65

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spilled Ink [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Issue 65 [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20210″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][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] Welcome! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Howdy, Scribblers. Welcome back to another issue of Spilled Ink! Week eleven is… Read more.

  • Pure Rumination: An Interview with Soph Gibson

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pure Rumination: An Interview with Soph Gibson [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Presented by Poppy Mullins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20198″ 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]  Pure Rumination with Poppy Mullins; a chat with… Read more.

  • Spilled Ink Issue 64

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spilled Ink [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Issue 64 [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20117″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][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] Welcome! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ahoy, Scribblers! Are you feeling better after a break? Welcome back to Spilled… Read more.

  • Passenger Princess – Jemma Green

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Passenger Princess [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jemma Green [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20102″ 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’m a weapon in Mario Cart—that’s what I always tell people when they ask me if… Read more.

  • Spilled Ink Issue 63

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spilled Ink [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Issue 63 [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20062″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][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] Welcome! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]How’s it going, Scribblers? We’re back again with another Spilled Ink! Week nine… Read more.

  • Pure Rumination: An Interview with Tori Brown

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pure Rumination: An Interview with Tori Brown [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Presented by Poppy Mullins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20055″ 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]Pure Rumination with Poppy Mullins; a chat with Tori… Read more.

  • Speaking Silently – Callum Ross-Rowland

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Speaking Silently [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Callum Ross-Rowland [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20041″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/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’re alone in the small tin shed, waiting for time to pass. Dad speaks of his… Read more.

  • Spilled Ink Issue 62

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spilled Ink [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Issue 62 [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19992″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][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] Welcome! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Salutes and salutations, Scribblers! Must be Tuesday again because Spilled Ink is already… Read more.

  • Spilled Ink Issue 61

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spilled Ink [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Issue 61 [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19993″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][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] Welcome! [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hey, Scribblers! Welcome back to Spilled Ink. It’s week seven already, which means… Read more.

  • Lonely Fight – Callum Ross-Rowland

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lonely Fight [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Callum Ross-Rowland [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19844″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text] Content Warning: Slight mention of stalking and masturbation [/vc_column_text][/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 ascend the staircase as I do… Read more.

  • The Night My Life Got Coloured In – Damon King

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Night My Life Got Coloured In [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Damon King [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19809″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/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 walk with slight liberation into my manager’s office, carrying my… Read more.

  • Interview with Emma Lord

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Interview with Emma Lord  [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Verity Rose [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19794″ 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]What was your journey like getting published? What surprised you most throughout this journey?… Read more.

  • Myself in the Way – Callum Ross-Rowland

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Myself in the Way [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Callum Ross-Rowland [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19714″ 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 watched rain batter the patio roof as water spilled from packed gutters. Mud… Read more.

  • Jakarta Is Under Threat, But Not for The Reason You Think – Mia Paton

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Jakarta Is Under Threat, But Not for The Reason You Think [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Mia Paton [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19196″ 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 thirteen when I travelled to… Read more.

  • Becky Albertalli Has so Much More to Tell the World – David Uptin

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Becky Albertalli Has so Much More to Tell the World [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] David Uptin [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19099″ 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 think the musical concept of a “one-hit… Read more.

  • Something About Sharks – Phoenix Sunrider

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Something About Sharks [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Phoenix Sunrider [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19051″ 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]Let me tell you about my all-time favourite creatures of the sea: sharks. Media portrays… Read more.

  • Blue Ghost – Tuesday Tomlins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blue Ghost [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Tuesday Tomlins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”19026″ 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] CW: mentions death    Tucked away in Western Australia’s Pilbara region is an abandoned town… Read more.

  • How Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West broke my heart – Verity Rose

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] How Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West broke my heart [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Verity Rose [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”18955″ 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 New… Read more.

  • Take The Shot – Dylan Oliver

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Take The Shot [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Dylan Oliver [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”18936″ 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]Time has a funny way of making everything seem so small when you look at… Read more.

  • Amber Lights – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Amber Lights [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”18761″ 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]One of the women ran to my car door, her hands chapelled above her head to… Read more.

  • AGORAPHOBIA – Cyndra Galea

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] AGORAPHOBIA [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Cyndra Galea [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9461″ 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 hands were shaking, my pants long forgotten on my bedroom floor. The bright laptop screen stung… Read more.

  • Paradoxes Don’t Live Long – Euri Glenn

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Paradoxes Don’t Live Long [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Euri Glenn [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9466″ 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]2021  ​​​I began writing when I was eleven, but only started writing lyrics when… Read more.

  • The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with ‘Next of Kin’ Cast and Crew

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with ‘Next of Kin’ Cast and Crew [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Tamicah Rasmussen [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9664″ 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]Three weeks ago, Tamicah did… Read more.

  • Thoroughly Pissed Upon – Jamie Stevens

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Thoroughly Pissed Upon [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jamie Stevens [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9423″ 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 following is unfortunately a true story. It is told from the perspective of an… Read more.

  • I Am Gay and I Am Queer – Keeley Young

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] I Am Gay and I Am Queer [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Keeley Young [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9417″ 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] [As a gay cis man, I cannot speak on behalf… Read more.

  • The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Ben Hobson

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Ben Hobson [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Helen Roche [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9405″ 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]Ben Hobson is our special guest for the ScratchThat… Read more.

  • A Curious Guide – Flynn Geary

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Curious Guide [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Flynn Geary [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9364″ 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] ‘Go with Dad to the Grand Canyon. You’ll come home to a big party.’… Read more.

  • The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Tracey Spicer

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Tracey Spicer [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Helen Roche [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9357″ 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] This week Helen was lucky enough to catch… Read more.

  • Good Enough to Eat – Keeley Young

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Good Enough to Eat [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Keeley Young [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9303″ 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’ve been a bit of an insufferable theatre kid lately. I rewatch episodes… Read more.

  • The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Blatherskite 2

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Blatherskite 2 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Suzy Darlington [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8686″ 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] This week Suzy catches up with Blatherskite’s True… Read more.

  • The Creature Beneath the House – Ella Witney

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Creature Beneath the House [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Ella Witney [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9180″ 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] An old Queenslander stood on the corner of Skew Street. The house… Read more.

  • Discovered in 2000, by Two Loving Parents – Keeley Young

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Discovered in 2000, by Two Loving Parents [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Keeley Young [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9089″ 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 would’ve been the kid that fawned over dinosaurs. I… Read more.

  • The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Gwynne Jackson

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Gwynne Jackson [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Suzy Darlington [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9083″ 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] Gwynne Jackson writes across multiple genres. A 2018 Golden… Read more.

  • Drifting – Lilian Martin

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Drifting [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Lilian Martin [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8776″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/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] Once, when we were tweens, I asked E how we had met because I could not remember.… Read more.

  • Micracosm – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Micracosm [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8606″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/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] Joseph gasped. ‘A Nissan Micra. A white Nissan Micra. Oh my god, you have no idea how… Read more.

  • My Ray of Sunshine / My Side of the Couch – Bea Warren and Ray Fern

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] My Ray of Sunshine / My Side of the Couch [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Bea Warren and Ray Fern [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8612″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/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] Ray of Sunshine So, I… Read more.

  • The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Maggie Mackellar

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Maggie Mackellar [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Helen Roche [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8699″ 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] This week Helen interviewed Australian author Maggie Mackellar. … Read more.

  • The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Blatherskite

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Blatherskite [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Suzy Darlington [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8686″ 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] This week we are excited to chat with two… Read more.

  • Beach Haters Please Read – Kyrah Honner

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Beach Haters Please Read [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kyrah Honner [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8555″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/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] Living on a land girt by sea, there’s only one beach I would call… Read more.

  • Bridging the Faiths – Lachlan Gaul

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bridging the Faiths [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Lachlan Gaul [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8466″ 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]All my life, I have believed that there is a higher power. I was born… Read more.

  • The Spilled Ink-quisition – An Interview with Mary Ann Marlowe

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  • Enough Horsing Around – George C

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  • Christmas in Stab City – Oliver North

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  • Let the Sun Set – Killian MacDonald

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  • Dancer – Mairi Burford

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  • Poinciana – Jakeb Smith

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  • I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know What I Don’t Want – Jakeb Smith

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  • Bleached White Houses – N.Z.E. Tabakov

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bleached White Houses [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] N.Z.E. Tabakov @vampirepoem [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3347″ 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]Another one came last night.  Flawless fence line. Windows so perfectly polished I can… Read more.

  • Cringe – Grace Hammond

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cringe [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Grace Hammond [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2836″ 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]Australians are very strange. We love our teams, our mates, our talk show hosts. The cricket team… Read more.

  • I’m better at the environment than you – Andrew Gillanders

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  • Trent Dalton Returns to Celebrate Brisbane’s Emerging Writers – Jakeb Smith

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Trent Dalton Returns to Celebrate Brisbane’s Emerging Writers: A QUT Lit Salon x ScratchThat Collab [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jakeb Smith [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3073″ 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]Acclaimed Brisbane author, Trent Dalton,… Read more.

  • Under the Tuscan Sun – George C

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Under the Tuscan Sun [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] George C Content warning for swearing. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2945″ 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]What does any self-respecting person do when their birthday is… Read more.

  • small town talk – Ellie Kaddatz

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] small town talk [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Ellie Kaddatz [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2970″ 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 filled in a personality measure last week. Many questions examined my perceptions of other… Read more.