Nothing symbolises Western society – particularly, its notion of time as a commodity for sale – better than the taxi driver’s meter. As a child,…
I’m looking for a job and it is depressing. Trudging through the lists of meaningless positions feels wrong. It feels like a waste. People have…
I’m going to be a boxer. I walk to town and ask my tailor to make me a baby blue bathrobe with a hood. This…
The paradise island is another smoggy Eden haven away from city pollution. The spiritual island is a hub for “woke” people. The magical island is…
Ten years ago, I lived on an island off the coast of Honduras. It was summer when I was there. It was summer almost all…
“Too black for the white kids, and too white for the black.” That’s a line from the 2013 single ‘Chum’ by African-American rapper Earl Sweatshirt….
The idea of getting stuck in another country terrifies me. Not so much the being overseas bit, but because it brings up memories of me…
I washed my hands 10 times, then 10 times more. It felt like the blood wouldn’t come off. WHAT THE FUCK? screamed my mind on repeat….
What’s the most quintessential injury an Aussie can get in Bali? A scooter accident. Okay, what’s the second most? Animal Bite. What’s the third—actually, forget…
While we restlessly await the return of global health and open borders, we’ve decided to host a series of intimate, week-long writing retreat in our…
Here I am, on my knees for a white man. Throwback to 50 years ago, and the context of this statement would have meant I…
Last week, the government announced its plans to slash the costs of the uni degrees it deems most essential in our current economy – namely…
