Turning into a mosquito: An interview with Laura Jean McKay
Laura Jean McKay is the author of The Animals in That Country (Scribe 2020) - winner of The Victorian Prize for Literature 2021, The Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Fiction…
Ko Wai to Ikoa
“Kia ora tāku pēpi. ” I filled the bottles with colostrum, heating them in the microwave before passing one to her.
The Words Slide By
Shakespeare. Fucking Shakespeare.
Catching the Light
“Do you think the moon has any memory of who we are?” you ask as we walk slowly through puddled paddocks.
Fairlie Island
Every year in spring, the shearwaters and terns return to Fairlie Island, spiralling in from their long migration, exhausted and hungry.
Early Starts
Hazel woke to the sound of the van idling in the driveway next door. The throb of the engine vibrated the meat of her insides.
Philosopher Warrior Chief
Eight boys sit spread in the glow of the late sun, a declining sky casting shadows over the shattered glass, snuffed cigarettes and street art murals that have become the…
Crackling Synapses
I was born with a few drops of euphoria, not the whole bucket. That makes me lucky, although not lucky enough to escape loving drunk when younger.
The Earth Below
Will stands in the concrete pit surrounded by cows and machinery.
A Lone Wolf
My husband’s fingers rapidly prod at the PlayStation controller behind me and he growls at the TV like a bear.
There are some things even you a control freak can't fix
Your mobile, next to you on the table, rings. Far too early.