• On the Things I Don’t Say

    On the Things I Don’t Say

    “There is a moment between when you mention sexual abuse victims and when I speak my next words, where I decide my identity for this conversation.” Read more

  • Are You God?: Religion and Affection

    Are You God?: Religion and Affection

    “When I first met Matthew, I was very religiously confused. I was also angry and distracted, but mostly scared and woefully ignorant.” Read more

  • Have You Tried a Heat Pack?

    Have You Tried a Heat Pack?

    “When I finally came across a specialist who took me seriously, I meekly told her: ‘I promise I’m not lying.’ But by that point, I wasn’t even convinced.” Read more

  • I Never Believed I Was in an Abusive Relationship

    I Never Believed I Was in an Abusive Relationship

    “I was a love-ridden fool. I thought he would never do it again. I was wrong. But I did not leave. The good times were too good to leave.” Read more

  • Migraines: Into The Upside Down

    Migraines: Into The Upside Down

    “I think the demagorgon possessing Will in season two of Stranger Things may be a metaphor for a migraine. But like for Will, it can be hard to get people to take the condition seriously, so here is a brief intro for the uninitiated.” Read more

  • Girl Meets Physics

    Girl Meets Physics

    “Popular culture would have you believe that to study science, let alone physics, you must possess a specific set of character traits. For the most part, these stereotypes mean the ideal prospective science student is anti-social, computer-like and nerdish beyond comprehension.” Read more

  • Coming Out In A Relationship

    Coming Out In A Relationship

    “Is it cheating to realise, while dating a man, that you are also interested in women?” Read more

  • Discovering Pretentiousness

    Discovering Pretentiousness

    “There has never been a more irritated description hurled at me than one denoting pretentiousness.” Read more

  • Dating as a Foreigner in Australia

    Dating as a Foreigner in Australia

    I could never have imagined that I would date a person with a completely different cultural experience to me. Read more

  • A Veggie-Packed Week on $500 Income

    A Veggie-Packed Week on $500 Income

    An anonymous money diary. Read more