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Do you hear us now?
Words by Josh (he/him) 19, NSW When I was younger, around seven or eight years, I counted down each day until I could be an adult. I dreamed I would be the smartest, the person who was asked all the questions, the person who had all the answers, the centre of attention. In retrospect, I…
Unfiltered Thoughts: Work Revolution
In today’s rapidly evolving world, the very concept of work is undergoing a transformation. Work has various definitions and avenues – especially for those of us who fall into the age bracket of Millennials and Gen Z. We’re setting a new pace and redefining work-life balance. We’re putting our values not only first, but proudly…
Practising Rejection
Words by Lydia (they/she), 21 VIC With the job of a writer comes the challenge of rejection that you must overcome again and again and again… and again. I feel most like a writer when I have received a rejection, which I experienced just now. It was for an opportunity that I was really determined…
Bayala, Ngara Wingara
Words by Hamani (he/him), NSW The piece ‘Bayala, Ngara Wingara’ may be difficult to read or triggering to some readers. Readers in need can seek support from the following services: – 13YARN– 13 92 76 Lifeline – 13 11 14 As a proud Wiradjuri, Dharug, Dunghutti, Gooreng Gooreng and Tongan young person, I am…
Lesbians and the Patriarchy
Words by Helena (she/her), 20 QLD It was about five years from when I first admitted my attraction to women, that I finally accepted I would never feel the same toward men. I’ve heard the same story time and time again. It transcends the confines of individual experience. It’s something universal, something that weaves us…
The Generational Gap
Words by David (he/him), 28 VIC My parents were born a week apart in Sydney, in 1953. They came of age in the 60s and 70s, all while experiencing pangs of fear watching US vs. Russia, the Whitlam dismissal, and the Vietnam War. My mother vividly recalls watching the moon landing on her high school’s…
Measured in men
Words by Caelan, 18 NSW At that gnarled and empty space between, when time stood still and fled, I thought about the things that pressed at my seams. I thought about the things that begged to spill from my mind to my tongue and embed themselves in places outside of me. We are measured…
Unfiltered Thoughts: Early Childhood Educators
With 90% of brain development occurring before the age of 5, the experiences and influences a child has in this time is no doubt formative to their entire being. Tasked with an often misunderstood, yet imperative job, Early Childhood Educators nurture little minds in their most formative stages to see the world with curiosity and…
Hot or not: you tell me
Words by Rosie (she/her), 30 QLD When I was six, my parents asked me if I had a crush on any boys. First of all, bonkers, right? I was six. And I didn’t—because, y’know, I was six—but they were convinced that I did and that I was too embarrassed to admit it. “There’s no one,”…
Are humans still humans?
Words by Ray (he/him), 18 VIC A subliminal part of our current economics is the idea that there is such a thing as eternal, incessant growth. Here’s a hypothetical example – there’s a sandwich you buy every day at cafe A. You’re happy with it, and the only way cafe B would be able to…
