Love in Abundance and Decay: Vessels of Love 2026

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  • Thou Shalt Not Wank (Ali Whitelock)Thou Shalt Not Wank (Ali Whitelock)
    Artist’s Statement The horrific sex scandals pouring out of Canberra this year (2021) made my blood boil hotter than the planet: the rape allegations, the footage of liberal staffers masturbating ... Read More
  • Removing Blood Stains <br>(Amy T Matthews)Removing Blood Stains <br>(Amy T Matthews)
    (edited by Laura McPhee-Browne) 1. Exsanguination. Ex – out of. Sanguis – blood. To bleed out. 2. It takes up to fifteen minutes to bleed out. 3. Felix Baumgartner fell ... 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.
  • Selective Mutism <br>(Alison Bennett)Selective Mutism <br>(Alison Bennett)
    she is fight or flight volcanic dynamite a raging accident that was never meant to happen so she begins to swallow her voice into pretend smiles her body now a ... Read More
  • The left and right side (David Ishaya Osu)The left and right side (David Ishaya Osu)
    Central London: everyone seems to always be in a rush. So the right side of the escalator is perfectly convenient for me. But it’s nothing to worry about. London is ... Read More

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