December, 2023
How a lockdown whim turned into a discovery of the purifying power of sea swimming
November, 2023
Finding solace and surprise around a family Scrabble board with a grandmother in decline
September, 2023
A gruesome accident becomes a family’s touchstone moment of love and resilience
June, 2023
Trailing orcas on a whale hunt off the Ningaloo coast provides a visceral thrill and good news for the ecosystem
June, 2023
Sudden clarity during and after the final days in aged care of a neighbour with dementia
May, 2023
God, the afterlife, and why delusion should be praised and embraced in the modern age
April, 2023
Taciturn letters to the author’s family, written by his grandfather on World War One battlefields, prompt consideration of intergenerational trauma
March, 2023
Three dollars, 25 years and three conversations
The author on the inspiration behind his novel ‘Three Dollars’, and the reception of its neoliberalism critiques by prominent figures
February, 2023
Remembering the late poet through his writing about fishing on his beloved river
February, 2023
After the death of her mother, the author reflects on the hold of sugar upon her family’s health and history