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From Best Friends to Familiar Strangers
With the retrospective and melancholic lens of a girl growing up, Holly Mitchell ruminates on lost friendships and platonic heartbreaks....
The Housewife
Timothee challenges the feminist ideal of the self-sufficient woman, reflecting on the power of stay-at-home mums and redefining the...
If You Had A Crystal Ball
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Maybe I'm Just Sick
In times of loneliness and vulnerability, songs are our greatest solace. Nilab Siddiqi reflects on the honesty and isolation of identity...
Asexual Romanticism
Freya Petterson writes at the crossroads of clarity and romance, navigating a path full of teen prejudices, misconceptions, and...
Anxious Disaster Date
This author opens up about their anxiety and how it turned their disaster date into a positive accepting experience. An anxiety attack on...
Truth Hurts: The Reality of a Romantic Dream Manifestation
Making up scenarios in your head about your crush? It’s okay, we all do it. Priyanka Sangar uncovers the realities of our romantic...
Please, A Moment Of Peace
What our futures hold is a mystery, a mystery that we try to uncover everyday. Holly Mitchell encourages us to focus on moments in time...
Interlude: The Lake of Shining Waters
When life’s demands become too much, the last thing one feels like doing is spending a whole week camping with family. However, when...
The Caricature Of Greg
“AW Hooroo, I’m bundling off for the night. BLOKE! Alright Groover I’ve left you A series of jobs That I expect to be completed Once I...
Put Some Shrimp On The Barbie
Australia has some pretty interesting slang. Priyanka Sanger analyses whether Aussie slang is representative of all Australians or if...
Oxymoron: Quiet Fog
Jessica Mohandes-Barg questions her ethnicity in relation to Australian Culture. She explores the challenges of fitting in or perhaps...
Australia's Questionable Multiculturalism
Is Australia truly multicultural? Under the guise of celebrating diversity, Tiffany Fong uncovers the truth to Australia’s attitude to -...
Experimenting The Brain
Nikita Byrnes met with neuroscience researcher Ana Rita to discuss the potential of neurofeedback to revolutionise treatment for mental...
The Traitorous Birthday
Nilab Siddiqi feels betrayed by her birthday. It is a constant reminder that she will never be truly celebrated in a country that doesn’t...
Julia Jacklin: The Aussie Music Scene And It's Masculine Presence
Through the perspective of Australian indie folk singer Julia Jacklin, Jasmine Oke discusses what it is like as a female musician in the...
You Can't Take The Greek Out Of The Aussie
Family is complex and so is belonging. Anthea Wilson explores her family tree and her place amongst the branches. Visiting Grandma and...
Grapeshot acknowledges the Wallumattagal clan, of the Dharug nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and meet. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded, no treaty was signed, and would like to pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.
We would like to extend those respects to all First Nations people reading. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.



