a heaviness blankets me like a shawl, misted grey feeding off my soul, like a parasite. it bites. it pulls at my life force, sucking, taking, stealing. my body is not my own. sinister laughter only i can hear you are unworthy. you are nothing. you are unlovable no one will ever remember you. [...]
Category: editorial
Say Yes, because if you don’t. Well, that’s just bloody un-Australian.
Don't be a fucking dickhead. That's usually my go-to response when I hear people (usually white, middle-aged Australians) proselytise about the 'horrors' that same-sex marriage will bring to the 'righteousness' of Australian culture. (Seriously, what righteousness? We have Pauline Hanson sitting in our Parliament. Righteousness has left the building and is running away to Mexico). [...]