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Sometimes texas is just texas, sometimes it’s a state

December 1, 2020

Creative nonfiction from Lujayn Hourani & art by Linda Liu.

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Singing in Public, Not for the Public, But Not for Oneself

June 5, 2019

Words by Christopher O’Neill and art by James Martin.

Stories & Poems

29-Hour Bus Ride

February 19, 2018

“Life on still land is but a memory, this moving nap machine is my world.”

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Taipei Run, Run, Run

April 28, 2016

Orienteering, bush bashing and beer: Nick Fogarty discovers the social running club.

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Homecoming

April 11, 2016

Tessa Toumbourou adjusts to life after travel.

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Crossing the Nullarbor: Part Three

September 17, 2015

The dramatic finale to poet Omar J. Sakr’s ambitious drive across Australia.

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Crossing the Nullarbor: Part Two

September 9, 2015

Poet Omar J. Sakr attempts to drive across Australia – and back again – in just nine days.

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The Stratified Stare

May 4, 2015

Tessa Toumbourou writes on the hierarchy of who looks and is looked at in Jakarta.

Stories & Poems

Following on from Going With Fergus, Z. P. Heller searches for the serendipitous moment in Scotland. There were no otters in Otter Haven that afternoon, at least none we could see. Anna and I sat in a wooden bird hide…

On Writing

A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: Provence

September 18, 2014

Online editor Megan Anderson gives up a roof, friends and financial stability to write around Europe.

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A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: True Stories from Edinburgh Share Houses

July 1, 2014

Online editor Megan Anderson gives up a roof, friends and financial stability to write around Europe.

On Writing

A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: Paris

May 21, 2014

Online editor Megan Anderson gives up a roof, friends and financial stability to write around Europe.

Stories & Poems

Two People Write Letters to each Other about Things That Happen While They are Travelling in Different Countries Even Though, Sometimes, Not a Lot Actually Happens: Part IV

May 9, 2014

The final letters swapped by Oliver Mol and Katia Pase from across continents.

On Writing

A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: Glasgow

May 1, 2014

Online editor Megan Anderson gives up a roof, friends and financial stability to write around Europe.

On Writing

A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: London

April 15, 2014

Online editor Megan Anderson gives up a roof, friends and financial stability to write around Europe.

Stories & Poems

Two People Write Letters to each Other about Things That Happen While They are Travelling in Different Countries Even Though, Sometimes, Not a Lot Actually Happens: Part III

April 11, 2014

Oliver Mol and Katia Pase revive the epistolary form by writing to each other – across continents.

Stories & Poems

Two People Write Letters to each Other about Things That Happen While They are Travelling in Different Countries Even Though, Sometimes, Not a Lot Actually Happens: Part II

March 28, 2014

Oliver Mol and Katia Pase revive the epistolary form by writing to each other – across continents.

Stories & Poems

Two People Write Letters to each Other about Things That Happen While They are Travelling in Different Countries Even Though, Sometimes, Not a Lot Actually Happens: Part I

March 12, 2014

Oliver Mol and Katia Pase revive the epistolary form by writing to each other – across continents.

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Sometimes texas is just texas, sometimes it’s a state

Singing in Public, Not for the Public, But Not for Oneself

29-Hour Bus Ride

Taipei Run, Run, Run

Homecoming

Crossing the Nullarbor: Part Three

Crossing the Nullarbor: Part Two

The Stratified Stare

Sarah White Says Thanks

A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: Provence

A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: True Stories from Edinburgh Share Houses

A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: Paris

Two People Write Letters to each Other about Things That Happen While They are Travelling in Different Countries Even Though, Sometimes, Not a Lot Actually Happens: Part IV

A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: Glasgow

A Freelancer’s Guide to Europe: London

Two People Write Letters to each Other about Things That Happen While They are Travelling in Different Countries Even Though, Sometimes, Not a Lot Actually Happens: Part III

Two People Write Letters to each Other about Things That Happen While They are Travelling in Different Countries Even Though, Sometimes, Not a Lot Actually Happens: Part II

Two People Write Letters to each Other about Things That Happen While They are Travelling in Different Countries Even Though, Sometimes, Not a Lot Actually Happens: Part I

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