MEMOIR: On a hot summer’s day in Canberra, Dunja Kaczmarek takes in a few unexpected gifts.
Category: Thoughts + Stories
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.
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.
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.
Love in a time of COVID-19
THOUGHT PIECE: In the lead-up to her wedding, Anna Koestenbauer reflects on the impact of COVID-19 on our fragile global inter-connectedness.
On the bench
SHORT STORY: On a rainy day, Wafaa and Afsar wait for a bus home from the doctor’s.
My Bella Copia
MEMOIR: Jane Kelly Amerson López remembers her early days in a new Italian school – an American kid getting a handle on Italian dictation.
Smoke and memories
MEMOIR: In the midst of a bushfire-ridden Canberra summer, Dunja Kaczmarek traces her family’s past through treasured items.
