Words by: Felice Lok Art by: Jackie ZhouREAD MORE
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Time Will Tell
Six Sips of Water
Words by: Shabnam Sidhu Art by: Alyssa MaggioREAD MORE
What I Miss About Lockdown
Words by: Soraya Rezal
If the government were to announce a snap lockdown effective immediately, I’m sure everyone would start to freak out.
READ MOREThe Harsh Realisations of Growing Up
Words by: Daisy Henry Art by: Stephanie Wong
Being in your twenties is a confusing time. Graduating from Year 12 feels like it could have been mere years ago and the idea of people you know getting engaged or owning property seems absurd — surely we’re too young for that! Yet as I think about it, my valedictory was six years ago, some of my friends are in long-term relationships and a lot of young people are already saving for house deposits. Um, when did everyone turn into grown-ups?
… The Harsh Realisations of Growing UpHow I Got Here: A Recipe
Words by: Felice Lok Art by: L. Ching
I love writing, but I didn’t always realise I did. It must have begun when my uncle would return from Sydney every Christmas and pull beautifully wrapped storybooks out of his denim satchel for me like Mary Poppins. I soon fell in love with the touch of textured paper under my fingers as I diligently sounded out the ‘big words’. When I was 12, my mum sent me to an English tutor who left me in tears after every lesson because my stories were simply not interesting enough. In hindsight, I have both of them to thank because my stories were, in fact, not interesting at all. This tutor had made me realise it wasn’t that I lacked great ideas, but that writing was a skill I had to patiently practise in order to captivatingly convey what I wanted to say. When I reached uni, I began watching Gilmore Girls and started living vicariously through the protagonist, Rory Gilmore, who inspired me to study journalism. All these people (real and fictional) made me realise the value of words. Through words, I get to read the most interesting stories, pen thoughts to paper when I am anxious, and shamelessly share carefully crafted puns with my friends. For me, words are a vehicle for self-expression which have become a significant part of who I am.
… How I Got Here: A RecipeA House is Not a Home
Words by: Marla Sommer Art by: Therese Dias
I was 12 when my parents bought what is now our family home, nestled in between beach and parkland. I remember being the first to slide my hands across the sold sticker; while my parents were busy adulting, I was already picking my room. It never occurred to me how much being at that one auction would shape what I’d come to know as home.
… A House is Not a HomeWhen Culture Meets Queerness
Words by: Jackie Zhou Art by: Annabel Condon
“You always pick on my words. I don’t know what I say that hurts you, but you get angry at me anyway.”
… When Culture Meets QueernessA Eulogy to my Work Wife
Words by: Clara Yew Art by: Jessica La
We were both young when I first met Karen. People tend to think I’m being sarcastic when I tell them my favourite co-worker was named Karen. Like this is some poorly constructed joke about the people who scream at 19-year-olds at the register when they tell them that a discount on one shelf does not in fact apply to the entire store. No, Kaz (as it was sometimes quicker to call her in the Christmas retail rush) was a delight to work with.
… A Eulogy to my Work WifeFried Rice
Words by: Paddy McPhee Art by: Molly Burmeister… Fried Rice
Learning Australian with the Big Lez Show
Words by Elizabeth Narwastu Art by Angharad Neal-Williams
In my head, I imagined Melbourne almost like sunny California with beaches and skyscrapers, sunbathers and fashion bloggers.
Student survival in a foreign land
Words by Jane Rusli Art by Laura Aitken
The standard Asian-Australian childhood.
No last Straw in extreme sports
Words by AMELIA LIM
For most people, their idea of unwinding might be through doodling, writing or even taking a walk in the park.
10 Ways to Love Yourself
Hey you, yes you. Glance down at the blobs and bones you call your body. This is an ode to you and the fantastic human being you really are. Quit blushing and read on to learn some self-lurvin’ tips and tricks.
The next generation of liars
How do you know when a politician is lying? Their lips are moving. I’ve heard this joke more times than I can count.
13 Reasons not to…
The title is where the problems start. … 13 Reasons not to…
How to pleasure yourself on a student budget
Let’s be honest, being broke is no fun. Having to give up the luxuries of a premium Pornhub subscription, banana flavoured lubricants and the newest collection of Calvin Klein lingerie is even more of a ball breaker. … How to pleasure yourself on a student budget
Blowjob from a ghost: an excerpt
An excerpt from the pornographic film SPOOKY GHOST BLOWJOB, starring Saffron Bacchus as the spooky ghost.
Strippernomics – auditing the sex industry
Fake tits, fake tan, lacey lingerie and glitter spray. The list goes on. But how much does it really cost to get other people off?
Losing my virginity: what’s the big deal?
Losing your virginity. A truly grand and firework-worthy moment that will change your life forever. Time to cut the shit, it’s not.
Porn is dumb and no one watches it for the story
Sparking hope in the eyes of thousands of pizza delivery drivers everywhere, who wistfully dream that one day they’ll get ‘just the tip’ instead of… just the tip.