I woke up on the 1st of January this year in a double bed spooning two of my friends in their dad’s apartment in a…
“I need to buy some bin bags to shit in or there’ll be an explosion in the night,” said my fiancé of one month, roughly…
When I arrived at his dilapidated treehouse, I complimented Michael on the taxidermy snake he had draped on his kitchen window sill. I found comfort…
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…
“Hey, how long do you think it’ll take me to smash that book out? Just so I can get it back to you before I…
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…
