My Mother Fights a Gentle Breeze and Loses

By Alexandra Burton

Alexandra Burton's visceral poem delves into the pain we inherit from those who raise us. Read More

HEARTSONG | Liz Proctor’s poem consoles someone who has lost all hope.

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HOLES | When Jade Greene picked up crochet, she learned what holes can become if laced together just so.

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INSIDE | The shock of a fall pulls a body apart in Izzy Rogers’ poem.

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Half Circle

Everybody leaves their mark, right? Bodies, scars and absence are uncovered in Bridie Wilkinson's short fiction. Read More

The Pocket Watch

Amy Clarkin on how losing a precious pocket watch prompted her to realise that 'always' is a promise that cannot – and perhaps should not – be kept. Read More

Fragments

How do you recover when the person who has always saved you isn’t there? Round off REMEMBRANCE with Lucy Goodwill's poignant piece on remembering and forgetting, and letting go. Read More

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

Ashes

Hannah Powley reflects on her grandfather's battle with Alzheimer's, and what it took away from them both, in this fiercely powerful personal essay. Read More

Wanting to Forget

Jackie Giles' short story is a tragedy told in retrospect, through memories that will never be forgotten. Read More