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"We Won Tumut": A COVID-Inspired Roadtrip

“We Won Tumut”: A COVID-Inspired Roadtrip

August 24, 2020
by Lucy Small
Australia Yarns, Yarns

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…

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How Living in a Hare Krishna Community Turned Me Vegetarian

How Living in a Hare Krishna Community Turned Me Vegetarian

May 19, 2020
by Gaia Lamperti
Australia Yarns, Yarns

“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…

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I Don’t Remember the Countdown, I’m Puking My Guts Up, and I’ve Done This Before

I Don’t Remember the Countdown, I’m Puking My Guts Up, and I’ve Done This Before

January 20, 2020
by Kyara Strachan
Australia Yarns, Yarns

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…

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Melbourne // Southern Africa: A Series of Stories

Melbourne // Southern Africa: A Series of Stories

October 7, 2019
by Tembi Tlhabane
Africa Yarns, Australia Yarns, Yarns

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…

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Down the Mullumbimby Rabbit Hole

Down the Mullumbimby Rabbit Hole

May 14, 2019
by Jack Lucas
Australia Yarns, Yarns

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….

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An Open Letter to the Police Officer Who Saw My Boob

An Open Letter to the Police Officer Who Saw My Boob

May 3, 2019
by Lucy Small
Australia Yarns, Yarns

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…

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A Night Alone on Australia's East Coast

A Night Alone on Australia’s East Coast

July 6, 2017
by Amy Fairall
Australia Yarns, Yarns

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…

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A Hike in Tasmania's South West

A Hike in Tasmania’s South West

June 28, 2017
by James Dennett
Australia Yarns, Yarns

Midday, we are to leave at midday. Our amateur interpretation of synoptic charts of the Deep South suggests a good-weather window over the coming week….

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Poison Ivy: The Great Gumtree Stitch-Up

Poison Ivy: The Great Gumtree Stitch-Up

April 5, 2017
by Raisha Chamberlain
Australia Yarns, Yarns

I’d made it eight months in Australia, heeding the warnings from people about the types of things you can get sucked into via Gumtree. I’d…

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