
It was the eve of my 30th birthday: a painfully gorgeous afternoon in the south-east of Tasmania. A handful of friends and I were basking…

Hints of sweet honeysuckle and mint. Crisp forest dew and pine bark, damp. Soft touches of wood-like nectar circle the air, subtly paired with a…

Young families are plentiful. Kids play on bikes and tradies dash about. Seemingly everybody has a dog. The area is much like a maze, but…

“Farkkk. Well, there go our winter holiday plans.” As Gladys announced the NSW-Victorian border closure, I felt my heart sink. It wasn’t unexpected, just another…

Every good road trip starts with a morning after pill. The morning after pill is basically the same as time travel and is particularly good…

“Eating is a spiritual practice, and if you do it right, it will boost your health and your mindfulness.” Vaḷḷi, a female meditation guru with…

Because I cannot bear the thought of spending New Year’s alone, I get in a car with a friend and two others I’ve never met…

April 2007 In 1994 in Melbourne, Australia, my dad sat in peace. He had marched and fought, and now could return to the country he’d…

It was a Friday, around 3pm, when we had our first glass of Kratom. Jai finished his glass first and placed it on the table….

Dear Officer, I am writing to you as I sit grappling with the dilemma of whether or not to pay the $423 fine you issued…

The pastel hues of the afternoon’s sunset had faded enough for me to finally take my eyes and camera lens away from the distant watery…