We Need to Talk About Paper Straws (A Short Essay)
It’s a strange time to be living in this world, if you like to drink from a straw. For generations, we all agreed that plastic was the...
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Watch BUZZ CUT | Comedy Short Film
A neurotic man debates whether he should shave his head. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
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I'm an optional cover letter requirement, allow me to ruin your entire afternoon
‘Don’t give me that look… no one’s forcing you. But you do want this job, right?’ Look, I know you already spent ages preparing a resume...
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Ironing shirts on a Sunday night
A crinkled white collared shirt is a vulnerable looking thing that wants care before the week begins again— and on those Sunday nights...
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BUMP Season 1 Review: Interestingly Australian for a US-style teen drama
(image courtesy of Stan) BUMP doesn’t need to be an original Australian story to be a voice for Australian drama. But because the show...
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Relish the moment
When I ran into Laura and she insisted on taking me out for brunch for my birthday, I sprung into fight-or-flight. Because when someone...
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Stepping Outside: My tale of the afterlife
David Eagleman wrote a book I love called Sum: Forty Tales of the Afterlives. It is forty different answers to the question of what...
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15 Quotes from my Psychotic Law Lecturer
I spent one year studying law. In the second semester I studied Torts and didn't understand a thing. But I kept going to the classes beca...
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Walks (Voiceworks Issue #120 Divine)
I will come early
to walk your dogs for you—
who need to be walked separately for now.
Not because they’re dangerous,
but they each need...
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A Beginner's Guide to Writing a Birthday Text Message
1. Start with simplicity: “Happy birthday [name of friend, family member, or person you feel compelled to message since they wished you a...
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Passata Day Elegy (Minimum Wage: Food Issue)
Everyone, Everyone! Out the back of the apartment block where like a restaurant everything disguised by green and white table cloth....
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BMX boy in a broken beach town (Voiceworks Issue #114 Slug)
Pup churns up knuckly crunch, numbskulls thumbs up. Nuns bluffed by 5 gum chuff. Church: cut. Mum? Hung up. Full brunt surf crust! Sun’s...