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Seating Arrangements – from Let Me Know When You’re Home: Stories of Female Friendship
Read a short story by Sara Sherwood, following old friends at a dinner party. and originally published in Let Me Know When You're Home. Read More
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The Backs of Your Hands
Emma Boyns ruminates on the small things that bring back the biggest of memories, in her creative non-fiction. Read More
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People & Places
Your Sunday read is a stunning essay by Lauren Pinnington on the people and places that shaped her. Read More
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Gravestones
Jonatha Kottler looks back at two very different gravesite pilgrimages, and the significance those places can possibly hold, in her creative non-fiction piece. Read More
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Planting Lilies
Heartbreak can bloom, just like lilies. Read Samantha Blaney's short story, budding with hope of a different kind. Read More
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Natural Beauty
Follow the character in Eleanor Jones' short story on her journey to discover what nature can give to us. Read More
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Fixed Point
The humble potato has been at the centre of Emer O'Toole's culinary consciousness for as long as she can remember. Here, she pens an ode to this starchy stalwart and long-time companion. Read More
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Written in Memory of a Glorious Spirit
Charlotte Duff's personal essay celebrates her memories of her grandfather – and the glory his passing left behind. Read More
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The List from the Lake
Joely Dutton's heartfelt fiction takes us on a journey of fulfilling the last wishes of someone you love Read More
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