Content warning: This piece discusses self-harm, suicide and mental health. In Japan, a country known for its conformity, the backstreets of Tokyo reject and rebel….
In the dying days of the Japanese ski season, there was a definite lack of snow. When there is a lack of snow around these…
I stare out the plane window at the twinkling lights in the darkness below. That’s Japan down there. Hitting the ground feels like victory: a…
Content warning: Suicide and associated themes I lay cocooned in an old duvet on the hard hospital floor, drifting in and out of consciousness to…
Long days. Cold nights. Fatigue and loneliness. Standing in the harsh sun, I’m surrounded by walls of tall jungle. Staring ahead at a steep overgrown…
I wish I had taken ballet as a kid. The pirouettes I force myself into, avoiding seemingly inevitable collisions with scooters and cars, on roads…
A harsh light pierces my eyes from a low swinging globe above my face. I am lying on a bed. No. It’s a gurney. It…
Two years ago, I moved away from home: away from my small riverside town to the big city of Auckland, often confused for New Zealand’s…
We spend weeks counting down the days until the boarding call. Crossing off the dates on the calendar, edging closer and closer to the aircraft’s…
“Are you finding your way around okay? Make sure you know where to get WiFi when you need to use Google Maps.” “Yes Mum.” “Are…
You grip yourself with tense muscles. You’re alone in a room full of people. Your muted mouth begins to heavily breathe introversion as your mind…
It was 10:20 AM. My eyes were puffy and red and the paneer korma I’d mistakenly ordered was coming back up my throat and splashing…
