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  • Breathing in History: The Acropolis – Geo McKevitt

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Breathing in History: The Acropolis [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””] Geo McKevitt [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20658″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_separator color=”white”][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_column_text css=””]8:00am on a Thursday morning, fuelled by hortopitas and… Read more.

  • God is a DJ – Damon King

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] God is a DJ [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Damon King [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”20002″ 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] Content Warnings: Explicit Language and Depictions of Drugs   Laser beams cut through… Read more.

  • The Cauldron Brew – Rebekah Pouw

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Cauldron Brew [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rebekah Pouw [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9433″ 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]Lilli slammed her pen down on the desk. At the same time Serena’s gum bubble… 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.

  • Charmer – Chapter 4 Finale – Kyrah Honner

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Charmer – Chapter 4 Finale [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kyrah Honner [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9390″ 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] Aspiring to join the Geographical Society meant that of Rose’s skillset, research… Read more.

  • Future-Clare – Keeley Young

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Future-Clare [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Keeley Young [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9369″ 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] ‘How long before you give in then, hey?’ Mike said, his voice crackling through the silence… Read more.

  • The Wrath of the Moon – Rebekah Pouw

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Wrath of the Moon [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rebekah Pouw [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9368″ 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] Getsumei watched the humans with a gaze like ice, watched them capture… 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.

  • Miss the Moon – Rebekah Pouw

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Miss the Moon [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rebekah Pouw [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9339″ 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] Reaching for the stars, Staring at the sky, Aiming for the heavens, With every… Read more.

  • Charmer – Chapter 3 – Kyrah Honner

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Charmer – Chapter 3 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kyrah Honner [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9334″ 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] Rose spent two days after the ball holed up in her room in… Read more.

  • Future Mirror – Ella Witney

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Future Mirror [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Ella Witney [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9312″ 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] 12th May Every morning it’s a part of my routine to check the mirror. Never… Read more.

  • Kneel to the Queen – Rebekah Pouw

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kneel to the Queen [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rebekah Pouw [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9313″ 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] ‘Sephie. You’re finally back with us. It’s good to have you home, Daughter.’… 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.

  • Survivor Fan – Keeley Young

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Survivor Fan [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Keeley Young [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9255″ 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] Reality Shows I Have Watched At Least a Season Of: Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing… Read more.

  • Charmer – Chapter 2 – Kyrah Honner

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Charmer – Chapter 2 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kyrah Honner [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9206″ 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] ‘Then I asked her for a third dance, and she accepted! Of course,… Read more.

  • The Cryptic Fate of the Cartwright Sisters – Flynn Geary

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Cryptic Fate of the Cartwright Sisters [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Flynn Geary [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9194″ 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] ‘Terry, c’mon, this is stupid. Let’s just go home already.’… Read more.

  • A Light Overhead Travel and Language – Keeley Young

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Light Overheard Travel and Language [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Keeley Young [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9188″ 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] Lock up. There was a light still left looming in a… Read more.

  • Charmer – Chapter 1 – Kyrah Honner

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Charmer – Chapter 1 [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kyrah Honner [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9124″ 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] Rose Pembroke fancied that most of her young life had been leading up… Read more.

  • I was Witness to All of Them – Rebekah Pouw

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] I was Witness to All of Them [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rebekah Pouw [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9106″ 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] ‘Good morning, Miss Mira! Please come in. How are you… Read more.

  • Lifelong Grudge – Lachlan Gaul

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lifelong Grudge [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Lachlan Gaul [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9101″ 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] 1878 Delores Beatrice Fletcher was the youngest of eleven children, all girls. She spent more… 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.

  • Treachery – Flynn Geary

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Treachery [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Flynn Geary [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9062″ 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 both the High Mage of Great Hidros and as a proud uncle,’ declared Sune, ‘I am… Read more.

  • The Elk have Shed their Horns – Mesh Tennakoon

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Elk have Shed their Horns [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Mesh Tennakoon [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8810″ 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] Glossary: Anoyo                         Realm of the dead Hāfu                            Half Japanese and half another… Read more.

  • Undercurrents – Jack Nichollas Baxter

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Undercurrents [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jack Nichollas Baxter [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9022″ 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] I want to walk into the ocean And never be seen again Let waves wash over… 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.

  • Five Months, Two Weeks, Three Days – Jordan Ingram

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Five Months, Two Weeks, Three Days [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jordan Ingram [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”9031″ 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] It had been five months, two weeks, and three days since her… Read more.

  • if these words turn into birds – Jess Morgan

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] if these words turn into birds [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jess Morgan [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8804″ 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] let them be dark and waxen crows at dawn wings dripping honey… Read more.

  • Boy Chokes on Universe – Domenica Finch

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Boy Chokes on Universe [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Domenica Finch [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8799″ 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] If I am, I am the fabric of the Universe. I am as is… 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.

  • The Journey of the Morning Air – Shamik Banerjee

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Journey of the Morning Air [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Shamik Banerjee [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8792″ 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] A draft agleam of daylight’s air from a riverfront advances— ‘tis the… Read more.

  • Throbbing Heart, Twist in the Gut – Emily Rogers

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Throbbing Heart, Twist in the Gut [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Emily Rogers [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8785″ 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] ‘Do you think we could stop over there for a bit?’ Taylor… Read more.

  • Tequila Made Me Fall in Love – Kelly Rouzbehi

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tequila Made Me Fall in Love [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kelly Rouzbehi [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8908″ 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] Alcohol is at the heart of every good love story. Reese Witherspoon… 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.

  • Sculptured Skin – Euri Glenn

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sculptured Skin [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Euri Glenn [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8943″ 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] I woke from a night of corpses in my mind in hopes that I might save… Read more.

  • Rat King – Euri Glenn

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Rat King [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Euri Glenn [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8944″ 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] Red on my back I watch the window in wonder The woman’s hand touched me Now… Read more.

  • Dragonfly – Jemma Green

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dragonfly [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jemma Green [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8646″ 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] Dragonflies in the summer air flit through sparkler smoke and tall eye-green grass. Grass blades scratch my… Read more.

  • So You Want to Catch a Land-Fish Person – Jamie Stevens

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] So You Want to Catch a Land-Fish Person [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jamie Stevens [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8622″ 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] Feature Article by Legendary Angler and Outdoorsman, Lorenzo Degure I’ll… Read more.

  • From Afar – Cyndra Galea

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] From Afar [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Cyndra Galea [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8589″ 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] My little house sits proud and tall in the field of snow, the crisp white a… Read more.

  • Wayshrine – Samuel Maguire

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wayshrine [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Maguire [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8629″ 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] For Claire, my lifelong adventuring companion and favourite troll berserker Wayshrine wasn’t what Rotgear had expected. A… Read more.

  • Jim’s Car – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Jim’s Car [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8771″ 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] Whoever said a dog is a man’s best friend must’ve never owned a car to be… Read more.

  • Lost in a Netherland – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lost in a Netherland [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8959″ 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] After Gerard David’s The Rest on the Flight into Egypt   Golden babe Jesus… Read more.

  • Moon Markets – Ella Witney

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Moon Markets [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Ella Witney [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8563″ 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 consistent beeps of the scanner drowned out the too-quiet music that played over the… 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.

  • Frequently Asked Questions – Keeley Young

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Frequently Asked Questions [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Keeley Young [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8533″ 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_toggle title=”Why Is It Hard to Fall Asleep?”]and other pertinent questions, I guess  my body,… Read more.

  • The Many Marooned – Flynn Geary

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Many Marooned [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Flynn Geary [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8509″ 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] Scjouraan woke to pained groans and choked sobs. When he tried to get up,… Read more.

  • A Spider Sensation – Rebekah Pouw

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Spider Sensation [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rebekah Pouw [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8486″ 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 must be losing my mind. Since getting to school, I’ve been feeling the… Read more.

  • Maggots – Ella Witney

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Maggots [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Ella Witney [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8478″ 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 found myself in darkness. My head was heavy and throbbing. It pulsed and ached, taking… 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.

  • should I write a poetry collection about my love life? – Keeley Young

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] should I write a poetry collection about my love life? [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Keeley Young [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8438″ 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 can be your breaker of hearts… Read more.

  • The Still Sea – Flynn Geary

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Still Sea [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Flynn Geary [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8364″ 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] Scjouraan looked on in grim resignation as another ship splintered apart, listening as desperate… Read more.

  • A Wafer on the Side – Kyrah Honner

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Wafer on the Side [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kyrah Honner Content Warnings: eating disorder, animal cruelty.   [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8343″ 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]Mum always offers tea or coffee when… Read more.

  • When Plans Change – Rebekah Pouw

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Plans Change [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rebekah Pouw [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8336″ 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]Politics, the weather, or a potential conflict – watching the news has never really been… Read more.

  • when i knew i loved you – Ella Witney

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] when i knew i loved you [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Ella Witney [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8267″ 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’re not supposed to break them. yet we did. their insides… Read more.

  • But I Can’t Help – Bea Warren

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] But I Can’t Help [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Bea Warren [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8251″ 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 shoe got stuck in a patch of wet cement. By the time… Read more.

  • Gift Not a Curse – Rebekah Pouw

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Gift Not a Curse [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rebekah Pouw [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8222″ 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 lady Athena, please help me!’ A flash of light revealed Athena in all… Read more.

  • He Could Have Been Swallowed – Keeley Young

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] He Could Have Been Swallowed [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Keeley Young [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8227″ 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 common knowledge he had a wife. They married young, fresh out… Read more.

  • Paradigm of Uncanny – Kyrah Honner

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Paradigm of Uncanny [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Kyrah Honner [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8182″ 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 way that our bodies respond to the uncanny is interesting, to say the least.… Read more.

  • The Siege of Hidros – Flynn Geary

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Siege of Hidros [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Flynn Geary [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”8064″ 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]‘FIRE!’ The command carried effortlessly across the narrow ocean pass. Sheer cliffs to one… Read more.

  • Enable, Empower, Equip – An Interview With Sammy Leone, Operator Of The Boss Boxing – Hannah Vesey

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Enable, Empower, Equip – An Interview With Sammy Leone, Operator Of The Boss Boxing [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Hannah Vesey @hannah_vesey_ Content Warning: self-harm [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7960″ 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… Read more.

  • Little Evie Taylor – Willow Ward

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Little Evie Taylor [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Willow Ward Content Warning: Sexual and Domestic Violence [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7752″ 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]She fled the fishing town before cake.  In the… Read more.

  • Trebuchet – Suzy Darlington

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Trebuchet [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Suzy Darlington [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7822″ 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 pre-dawn field is alive with the buzz of labour—chains, pulleys and winches rattling and whining.… Read more.

  • Sunday Roast – B. A. Tunstall

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sunday Roast [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] B. A. Tunstall @BazAtTheEndOfTheWorld Content Warning: Disordered eating, Death, Religious theophagy [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7820″ 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]He tears bread from his bones And… Read more.

  • Velificatio – Eleanor Fuentez

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Velificatio [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Eleanor Fuentez Content Warning: Slurs, sexual/domestic violence [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7761″ 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]christina on her hill refusing to die— like Sisyphus blind and drunk… Read more.

  • Abattoir – Euri Glenn

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Abattoir [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Euri Glenn [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7641″ 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]Suddenly I could see it all. How the sea described me to the breeze, and how she… Read more.

  • Hummingbird – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hummingbird [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7704″ 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 dream in green and blue blossom days, sun drawn and dappled by sheets. Leave my… Read more.

  • In the Walls – Konstanz Marie

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the Walls [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Konstanz Marie @konstanz.marie Content Warning: Domestic violence, Animal death [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7746″ 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]‘Mum, I need you to listen to me.… Read more.

  • Out & About, From the Perspective of a Teabag – Bea Warren

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Out & About, From the Perspective of a Teabag [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Bea Warren @_rad_boi_ [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7758″ 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]Maybe this isn’t so bad. It’s not like… Read more.

  • Teddy – Konstanz Marie

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Teddy [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Konstanz Marie @konstanz.marie Content Warning: Stalking [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7766″ 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]She was five tequila shots in when she first saw him, staring at… Read more.

  • Stargazing at the Top of the World – Brock Scholte

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Stargazing at the Top of the World [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Brock Scholte Content Warning: Death [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7729″ 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 little distinction between night and cloud… Read more.

  • Shorncliffe Pier, Sandgate – Madeleine Litchfield

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Shorncliffe Pier, Sandgate [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Madeleine Litchfield [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7652″ 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]peter pan glittered through the frame whispering into the bleached room single bed, bars up… Read more.

  • Notes on Dysphoria and Desperation – El Waddingham

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Notes on Dysphoria and Desperation [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] el waddingham Content Warning: Gender dysphoria, sexism [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7755″ 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 want to be successful the way that… Read more.

  • The Weak – Samuel Maguire

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Weak [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Maguire Content Warning: Drug addiction and mental illness [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7675″ 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 addicted to caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, olanzapine and… Read more.

  • Undelivered – Alex Boughen

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Undelivered [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Alex Boughen [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7699″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_separator color=”white”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_column_text] 03:10 03:14 03:14 03:14 03:15 03:15 03:16 03:16 03:16 03:16 03:17 03:17 03:17 03:18 03:18 03:18… Read more.

  • We Bottom-Dwellers – Euri Glenn

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] We Bottom-Dwellers [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Euri Glenn [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7763″ 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]Nobody in the bottom-city had the coin to give to beggars, as they were beggars themselves.… Read more.

  • Toll – Hannah James

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Toll [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Hannah James [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7725″ 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]a telephone is ringing, a two-beat toll dancing through the street— the call for another. he is… Read more.

  • Prelude – Magnolia Yang

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Prelude [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Magnolia Yang [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7634″ 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 this world we made, lives only you and I We are each our own profound power… Read more.

  • Lintern Street Gone (and Holding Houses in Your Head) – Tom Campbell

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lintern Street Gone (and Holding Houses in Your Head) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Tom Campbell [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7749″ 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]Mourning the house And our eyes straining in sawdust … Read more.

  • Ghosts Wander These Halls and They All Look Like You – Alex Boughen

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ghosts Wander These Halls and They All Look Like You [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Alex Boughen Content Warning: Disordered eating, Allusion to sleeping pills and issues with self, and slight gore/unsettling… Read more.

  • The Emptiness of Silence – Jordyn Dwyer

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Emptiness of Silence [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jordyn Dwyer [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7660″ 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 wish I could write the silences, the echoes that cast like shadows  in… Read more.

  • Displayed – Bea Warren

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Displayed [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Bea Warren @_rad_boi_ [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7824″ 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 wish I had a coffee in my hand but the pills I’m fed won’t let… Read more.

  • Cyberscape Collection – Spencer Moreau

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cyberscape Collection [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Spencer Moreau Content Warning: Violence, Mentions of drug use [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”7669″ 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]Digital Vampire I’m a motherfucker on a magical quest… 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The Guilty Pleasure of Privilege – David Uptin

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  • Rope – Samuel Maguire

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  • 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.

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    [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.

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

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Strangers in a Café – Hannah James

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Strangers in a Café [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Hannah James [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4750″ 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]A swirl of steam rises past Clarisse’s collarbones. Dark auburn liquid sits in the… Read more.

  • Double Dally – Samuel Maguire

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Double Dally [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Samuel Maguire skydekkerix.com [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4817″ 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 where you’re from is less important than where you end up. I’m from… Read more.

  • How to Make Chocolate Cake – Jamie Colley

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] How to Make Chocolate Cake [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Jamie Colley [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4808″ 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]Step One: Be a Snob. You need to be snobbish. Parade through the… Read more.

  • Boom – Zoe Maher

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Boom [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Zoe Maher [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4804″ 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]Boom the shock wave thunders out a blast that strips us bare the words echo in my… Read more.

  • Iredescence – A Duologue – Alex “Zenny” Rich

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Iridescence – A Duologue [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Alex “Zenny” Rich @zenny.is.here [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4799″ 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]Multiple Choice   What do I know? Nothing and everything And that… Read more.

  • I am the Sanest Person I Know – Rory Hawkins

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] I Am The Sanest Person I Know [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Rory Hawkins @rory_writes_sometimes [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4796″ 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 had only fifteen minutes to do something that wasn’t… Read more.

  • To Live Another Day – Catherine Lee

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] To Live Another Day [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Catherine Lee [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4606″ 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 nurse my hurt in my hands as I wait for my heart to… Read more.

  • Gnawing – Hannah James

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Gnawing [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Hannah James [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4600″ 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]Something blinks its eyes at me Something stirs awake in me at 5am.   Small drops of… Read more.

  • The Ghost at the Checkout Counter – Matisse Duncan

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Ghost at the Checkout Counter [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Matisse Duncan [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4654″ 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]She walked through like a whisper. The door didn’t move. The floor… Read more.

  • Surrendered – Stanley Benjamin

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Surrendered [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Stanley Benjamin stanleybenjamin.com [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4624″ 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]Car horns, Soundcloud rap from a ‘UE Boom’ speaker, grinding natural gas bus engines, bricks and… Read more.

  • A Love Letter for Death – Chayse Reid

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Love Letter for Death [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Chayse Reid [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4635″ 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 have written you a letter if I could. I’d write something… Read more.

  • The Joy of Rebuilding Lego Incorrectly — Duncan Butcher

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Joy of Rebuilding Lego Incorrectly [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Duncan Butcher [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4777″ 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]During lockdown, we all had to find ways to pass the time.… Read more.

  • Little and New Ways – Fen Carter

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Little and New Ways [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Fen Carter [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4693″ 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]And in the morning when I wake, I go down to the river reflecting… Read more.

  • Protagonism – B. A. Tunstall

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Protagonism [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] B. A. Tunstall @bealaiste [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4660″ 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]AFTER ALL An erasure poem of the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by… Read more.

  • Penance – Dante Rizal

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Penance [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Dante Rizal [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4676″ 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]Hellish roses bathed in blood Float across the crimson flood Falling into dreams of rouge Born from… Read more.

  • The Stages of Decomposition – Shelby Lee

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Stages of Decomposition [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Shelby Lee [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4603″ 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 a week, we side-step that dead warbler, rotting belly-up on the footpath. I… Read more.

  • Ophelia, 1851 – Grace Harvey

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ophelia, 1851 For Elizabeth Siddal [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Grace Harvey @graceharveywrites [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4668″ 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]departed from myth your violet gown, four pounds second-hand, oil lamp heated… Read more.

  • To Fly or to Fall – Harrison Costigan

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] To Fly or to Fall [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Harrison Costigan Content Warning: Suicide, Mental Illness [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4646″ 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]Curiosity. No, that wasn’t quite right. Amazement? Disbelief?… Read more.

  • The Rules of Arrangement (Part 1) – James Devitt

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Rules of Arrangement Part 1 [/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]Gathered around an open grave and casket are nine characters: three suits,… Read more.

  • You Don’t Just Feel the Knife – Sebastian Jasper

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] You Don’t Just Feel the Knife [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Sebastian Jasper [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4818″ 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 don’t just feel a knife. You’ll feel the tear in your… Read more.

  • An Uncaged Little Bird – David L. Farr

    [vc_row thb_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column][vc_column_text] An Uncaged Little Bird [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] David L. Farr [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4494″ 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]Tap, tap, tap. The tiny bird jumped from foot to foot, quickly plucking… Read more.

  • Love & Loss in Ukraine – Chelsea Ryan

    [vc_row thb_row_padding=”true” thb_column_padding=”true” thb_divider_position=”bottom” css=”.vc_custom_1649507776910{border-top-width: -1px !important;border-bottom-width: -1px !important;padding-top: -1px !important;padding-bottom: -1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Love & Loss in Ukraine [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Chelsea Ryan [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4448″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1650108809635{margin-bottom: -20px !important;border-top-width: -20px !important;border-bottom-width:… Read more.