Waldeinsamkeit (n.) (German): The feeling of being alone in the woods. Embodies a connectedness with nature and the peace experienced in that moment. You know…
After a bad injury, when I booked my first ever sports massage, I was shocked at the level of intimacy. The experience was more intimate,…
I’d probably floor it if a big long-haired bloke stepped out of the darkness and into my headlights on a stretch of empty road at…
It was a feeling of liberation, the same kind when you get home and unzip your pants and take off your bra. Except I wasn’t…
My daughter asked me if she is white. As her brother tried to answer the question, looking at his colouring pencils and bringing his own…
I’d only ever seen my grandma cry once, back when I was 12 and my grandpa died. Yet eight years later, as I walked towards…
It is September and you’re 19 years old. You’re sobbing in an airport terminal – because you’re not sure you want to leave anymore –…
I felt a surge of magnetism from the rock as soon as I pulled into the national park in my dust-encrusted van. I’d just taken…
When you leave the place you’ve called home since you were nine years old for a country where the people live upside-down on the other…
“Will you be okay on your own?” the driver asked me, pulling to a stop. “I’ll be fine, thank you.” I’ve been doing this for…
This piece was inspired by the many conversations of my travels. The distant coastline falls beyond the view of the pier from the boundary of…
My eyes are blurry from the tears and I’m squirming in my seat. My nose is a faucet under my facemask. I’m struggling to control…
