MEMOIR: On a hot summer’s day in Canberra, Dunja Kaczmarek takes in a few unexpected gifts.
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The surface
THOUGHT PIECE: Evelina Ericsson describes the persistent worry and longing felt when weathering this pandemic far from people you love.
The malban that was not
FOLK + FOOD: Unable to travel to access her favourite treats, Jasmine Soukieh tackles the formidable challenge of making malban herself at home.
Together in this
ART + POETRY: Sadaf and Mahnoor Khan share with us a collaborative piece of hope prevailing through unity during trying times.
Growth
ART: Marissa Rodriguez Schimizzi brings us a papercut that explores the cyclical nature of growth and decay in cross-cultural life.
Da li se setiš / Do you remember
ART/REFLECTION: Ivana Jovanović invites us along with her on her search for her Yugoslavian roots, and shares with us four very special pieces of art.
Wanderlust
POEM: Teresa Sadkowsky ponders the restlessness that drives her to keep wandering on.
Another night in ED
VIGNETTE: Doctor Vinh Tran describes an intense night in ED, at the interface between treatment and translation.
Dear Milica
REFLECTION: As COVID-19 continues to spread across the world, Dunja Kaczmarek narrates her realisation of having to miss her dear friend’s wedding overseas.
Pustinjska trska / Desert reed
POEM: Vesna Cvjetićanin charts the physical and emotional struggles she felt going into another wild Australian summer.
