Writing Submissions

We publish hundreds of writing submissions. Here’s a selection of what they’ve been writing and sending in.

Sông đi quán cà phê

Muốn bình tĩnh, người sông bơi đến quán cà phê. Anh ấy không nói. Nước mắt lưng tròng, anh gọi dừa tươi. Quá lạnh. Anh gọi cà phê, sữa đặc...

In summer the sun rises early…

In summer the sun rises early, but in the winter the sun stays stagnant until the day’s half done. Still the doors will be clear as day, and you’ll always...

Stashes of Hunger by Jonathan

Our fridge, Stacks of our hunger, Piles of our old days’ food. Bush berries, pigeon’s eggs, pepperberry juice. Crab’s eyes, eucalypt’s sap, beaver’s tails. We keep our youth hunger here....

The Rockiest Road

So my hobby is a little different for someone my age. My hobby is making marvellous rocky road creations. I have been doing this since I was 10 years old....

No Restrictions

Can you imagine having the planet Jupiter in all zodiac signs at birth? Jupiter is the lucky planet and it’s where you go big! It endows you with confidence and...

Wisdom

We sit together as the day ends. Peacefully. Outside in her garden rain falls on a much loved garden. Tall trees and bright flowers are washed and water drips from...

Significance in the all

Lines of speech bounce back and forth between us, not a word said means all that much, the word heard perhaps means even less. As is everything, this is all...

ESCAPE

So again I reflect and ponder, this to you may seem that I worldly wonder, but to me it’s an escape within, within a world of my own

What am I?

I can’t be bought Not even with the money that made us twisted But ever so surely can I be gifted I create the smile on your face That makes...

A tryst with time

I gaze into the fathomless tunnel which will lead me to my beloved. There will be no coming back. But I have planned it so we stay together for eternity....

The decision of the the forest

I would have left the forest be, If it weren’t for the whisper inside of me If it weren’t for the fear I saw in the hearts Of the timorous...

What is laughter?

Laughter is… A vastly spreading thing. Like dominos that topple us all down A manipulative thing That makes all things feel bright when they are dark. Am invincible happiness, That...

Laughter is the best medicine

Laughter is the best medicine When you’re feeling blue Laughter makes you happy And raises spirits high Laughter cures your boredom And helps joy come along Laughter is the best...

Laughter Is…

Pine trees weep around the wintry field of drying weeds. A laugh with my brother scares away the cold. Warmth envelopes me like a magical sweater. In the busy summer...

HUSH! The Fairy Left a Tooth

Look towards the stars, And you just might find… A fairy tooth full of fairy tooth magic. Zooming around like a magic bee, The tooth heals all your ailments. I...