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  • The Skin I’m In (Iona Italia)The Skin I’m In (Iona Italia)
    All my life, I have been accused of having the wrong skin colour. My body’s wrapper—loosening and crinkling slightly around the eyes and mouth now, like the bow-tie-shaped foil around ... Read More
  • VERITY LA POETRY PODCAST Episode 6: Melinda SmithVERITY LA POETRY PODCAST Episode 6: Melinda Smith
    MELINDA SMITH: In this edition of the Verity La Poetry Podcast, Podcast Producer Alice Allan and Managing Editor Michele Seminara chat with Melinda Smith about her new book, Goodbye Cruel, just ... Read More
UNpersoned Podcast

Tune in to the UNpersoned Podcast where managing editor Michele Seminara unpacks what's happening in the arts and literary scenes with guests from Australia and around the world. 

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The Vault

Fiction, poetry, essays, and criticism published in Verity La since 2013.

An archive of writing committed to artistic independence, freedom of expression, and resistance to ideological conformity.
  • The Health Inspectors – Part One  (Anthony Macris)The Health Inspectors – Part One (Anthony Macris)
    (from an untitled novel in progress) He lies on the worn lino of the living room floor, waiting for his favourite TV show to begin. The room is dark; he ... Read More
  • The Suit (Gabrielle Everall)The Suit (Gabrielle Everall)
    (edited by Tim Heffernan & Alise Blayney)  When she sees people working, she feels like an asshole. She thinks of the construction workers and how hard their job is, but ... Read More

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