The Quaint residence abides around a cold street corner at 92 C Gosemer Rd, Meralvile, where tall apartments tower over a red door. The porch angles so slightly to the left, leaving an embellishment of chipped paint on its corner where the timber meets the concrete. This is where Mrs
The effects of ardent spirits upon the human body and mind: Obstruction of the liver, Jaundice and dropsy of every cavity in the body, Diabetes, Voices, music. Now the empty street footsteps and an empty bottle. Falsehood, fraud, theft, and murder, An overpass. The tangled veins of the city below.
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n 1963, Alfred Hitchcock sought to villainise the beasts of the air in his film The Birds, showing the aerial demons can be more predatory than we give credit. In 1975, Steven Spielberg terrified us of the hammerheads, bulls and great white sharks in Jaws, and for a while the
I’m no blushing bride when it comes to a good snog sesh, but someone’s stank ass breath can really kill the vibe. This gaping maw throws an absolute rancid gush of air at me, landing like a wet sock across my cheek. I am not breathing that. Not
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Imagine a tower not too far away from your home, the endless hours wondering what purpose it served. There was always some building in our childhood that enchanted us like that. For me, it was the iron, alien spire that would later be renamed to “telephone tower”. But what purpose
There are rats nesting beneath the stairwell bordering the doorway to our little shared house. Their little fingers scratch in the dirt, and their black eyes gleam like beads. They scour the alley to glean bits and pieces, fresh nibblings, fine for a rat’s dinner. Up creaking stairs they
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The following statements represent my personal reflections on Friedrich Nietzsche and his work, 'Beyond Good and Evil'. The aim is to deepen my understanding of his philosophical contributions, and I welcome any criticisms and comments. The analysis below focuses on lines 12, 13, and 14 from chapter one
Merrigong Theatre Company presented A Midsummer Night's Dream in Wollongong's Botanic Gardens Merrigong Theatre Company was thrilled to present Wollongong’s first Shakespeare in the Garden – A Midsummer Night’s Dream; an enthralling open-air performance in the Wollongong Botanic Garden that went from the 9th to
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Feature image: Members of Socialist Alternative leave the conference early after a chaotic end to NatCon 2023. Photo courtesy of Lachlan White. A rooster of boring morning ballots Student media woke Thursday morning wanting more saucy coverage. Turns out there were just quiet ballot votes amongst the factions to elect
By Max Mandile Mount Keira harbours dark secrets. I’ve often felt a sense of unease in the area… a sense of wonderment. Living so close to it, I would often hear strange noises echo from the mountain and would see weird things occur when summiting the mountain at night
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Perhaps one of the most dangerous possessions are grudges. The past can be held in the hands of people you would never guess. Think you’re the nicest person you know? Think again. Even the best people are not immune to being taken down by an enemy for a slight
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(Feature image) Muawiyath carries this chair as a "symbol of rebellion against indifference to our needs." Photo courtesy of Lachlan White. A disability advocate attending a peak national student conference has accused organisers of ignoring his disability requirements. Muawiyath (Muthu) Didi is an independent delegate from Flinders University