Elyse Harrison
By Elyse Harrison Sunny days make me blue, For these are now days without you. The grape vines are in full bloom, But they remind me of how you left all too soon. I hold on tight to the memories, fearful they will slip away. But I have to let
Jo Curtain
by Jo Curtain “Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, ‘Stay awhile.’”—Mary Oliver My day begins in the early morning light of a mountain ash forest. Mist has yet to surrender the branches, bare to everything. A stinging dampness glistens. Slowly, I follow the narrow
Jo Curtain
by Jo Curtain Seosomun Shrine History Museum and Park, Seoul Stark winter bites. Gravel crunches underfoot. I take the longer route—there is always something more to see. Brittle brown tufts mark the names buried under frost-covered ground. a cold wintry wind frozen shadow on the ground meditating cat
Abbey Maffescioni
by Abbey Maffescioni Summer never ended, when I couldn't tie my shoelaces and my parents had to carry me across blistering asphalt. Summer never ended, when I couldn't reach the hanging nectarines that blushed and teased, my Nan would pluck the juiciest ones. My cousins sat
Denise Main & Ian Chisholm
By Denise Main and Ian Chisholm Previous Episodes ‘Not much of a day for us to be out and about, George,’ Archie muttered as he stamped his feet and spread his hands over the small fire they had managed to keep alight. ‘Must have had a lot of rain overnight.
Ferris Knight
by Ferris Knight They can’t tell me what day I was admitted, just that it was 71 days ago. So does that make it July 7? I don’t remember. That’s unsurprising, considering. Packing, I took what I thought I needed for what I hoped was a maximum
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Elyse Harrison
by Elyse Harrison ‘The flowers look beautiful, Mum,’ Clara smiled fondly, her head tilted downward, looking at her mother’s headstone. The sun rose slowly behind her, coating the sky in a rich pink and yellow light. She could feel the warm strokes of the sun’s rays on her
Steve Gray
By Steve Gray Previous Episodes Take Over Time Laurie at the Bakery had worked hard for quite a while now, the same with his staff who were all quite dedicated, but something didn’t quite go as he had thought it would and the notion of running a business was
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The Curious Case of Cluedo Black
This issue is dedicated to the estimated 2,300 Australians who have died of suicide this year so far. I also had the pleasure of being notified that I upset some pearl clutchers at my local mental health clinic and as a result, I can now inform you that this