Silent Reaction
In this creative piece, Aisling Halverson takes us through an experience all too common, and the fear and shock that follows.
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Sex Scenes
Once, when I was younger, I elbowed my partner in the face. We were in a humid beach house loungeroom with faded green furniture and a bare brick wall. A thin wooden sliding door was the only thing separating us from the rest of the house, who were enjoying the bourgeois decadence of sleeping in […]
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So You’ve Decided to Be Gay
Congratulations on your Big Life Decision. Not everyone has what it takes to pack up and leave the familiar awfulness of heterosexual sex and dating, to step into the unknown awfulness of queer sex and dating. But you? You’re special. You’re taking those first steps into a world you’ve only seen through gorgeous women on Instagram and aesthetic Tumblr posts. […]
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A Vanilla Kind of Womanhood
By Laura Monaghan You’re primed on how to plate yourself, from the womb you’re on display. Warned that the last treat left on the shelf, is the first one thrown away. With savage hands they crack you open, your shell, a brittle shield. The tender yolk of you spills golden, too raw to hold, you […]
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A Perfect Emptiness
Childhood summers full of gap-toothed grins, full up bellies and orange juice dripping down our chins. Afternoons spent playing ‘til the sun dropped low, as kids, fun and games are all we know. Then, winter seeps into our sky, scaring away the sun. The cold ice there to signify the age of innocence now done. Shrugged on, like […]
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Dom
Bordering three suburbs it stood exiled by the urban planners. The house of Eros pierced into the night sky, like a neon obelisk. Its glorious incandescence invited him to treat his desires. Reborn under the sallow glow of the fluorescent lights, he joined the unsavoury flock in their slow march towards it’s doors. From behind […]
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Unwanted
I feel like someone else, has a hold of my chest.Like they’ve gripped onto my heart,and won’t let go.I chisel forward, though the bumps and rocks still blunt me.I feel a tiny pin hole in my leg,slowly draining the life out of me. Thoughts come and go,Feelings tend to show.When I feel unwanted,I feel like […]
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Less is more
This is the paradox that we are sold.
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It’s Still Me
Trigger warning. This piece discusses sensitive topics including domestic violence, self-harm, substance abuse, and mental health. Information on finding support can be found at the bottom of this page. I see you. You’ve tried to hide from me – and I understand, I would too – but now, finally: I see you. I see all […]
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Unhospitable
Let me pour you a drink.
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