She had lunch with her brother. Halfway through, he said: “Last night I was heating up some hot dogs, and somehow I managed to put the buns in the water …
Agata (Emily Kiddell)
Agata listens to the powerlines. The low, continuous buzz forms a voice around the wet heat. It measures her days. Sometimes, when it softens to a hum, she remembers Ilma …
Barmah – Murray River Camp, 1996 (Neil Boyack)
A boar’s head is mounted on the wall high above the pool table alongside record breaking cod, fresh water crays Barmah Pub ceiling fans chop the hot air and …
Barmah, Murray River Camp, 1996 (Neil Boyack)
A boar’s head is mounted on the wall high above the pool table alongside record breaking cod, fresh water crays Barmah Pub ceiling fans chop the hot air …
MUSIC FOR ICARUS: an interview with Jolie Holland
ALEC PATRIC What is it about a great song? I’ll read a story I love once, twice, if I really fall head over heels for it. Two or three times …
Heart attack (Leah Kaminsky)
I close my eyes, trying to reach my hand down my throat and grab onto my heart, wrench it out of its cage. Little traitor. It settles in, starts to …
Connie Enters (Nicola Scholes)
So Enters Connie Upstage with certain handicaps like being in love recalling campaign promises in the year of an election fighting wars, losing battles, marching down aisles or into …
DRAWING BREATH: an interview with Lily Mae Martin
ALEC PATRIC The life of an artist is turbulent. When we’re children we look at those that get paid to sing, who can paint and draw for their whole …
Snowflakes (Howie Good)
I find an old shopping list from last summer crumpled in the back pocket of my jeans. If I let myself, I could fall in love with a …
Dépaysement (Alison Murray)
The French have this nice word, dépaysement, which is the feeling, sometimes disturbing, when you step outside of your culture, or your home, your usual reference points. When you’re “decountrified” …