Words by Natasha Fracchiolla Sometimes we chase too hard. We chase it because we’re so sure we can catch it; we keep chasing, stretching, panting, sweating. For it. Til our lungs are shaking and our toes are chafing through our sneakers of sorrow and desire. We chase. Because we need it. We believe it’ll heal …
Words by Raffaella Migliore In the dark and bloody trenches of war, a military brat was born – the Acronym. Born out of pragmatism and brevity, this sweet kid-cousin of the abbreviation spent her early years living a useful, descriptive and sometimes medical life as ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), DORA (The British …
Untouched and unedited. Raw and beautiful. Room 206 Pen Pals share the musings of their hearts. Penpal Words By: Tayla Schroeder Authenticity is bitter-sweet. This is because it often requires our illusionary or false self to be shattered so that our true self can be revealed. The problem is that so many people are not …
Words by Raffaella Migliore Remember when “moist” wasn’t the worst word on the planet? When it was just another word used to describe the quality of cake, a slightly damp cloth or a sweaty brow…and then the world went and made it, well, gross? Words are so much more than what they mean. Some are …
Words with a Rep: what’s hot, what’s not and what’s moist. Read More »
Bzzzzzz. The groceries have arrived. I texted a list of stuff we need to some girl in Cape Town yesterday. Less than 24 hours later, In Johannesburg, a lovely man in a green shirt is handing me bags from Pick ’n Pay filled with everything I asked for. One of them is clanging loudly with …
Words by Kaylin Sullivan Does a story exist if it’s never heard, or read? Philosophical stance aside, we often don’t consider the role of listening in the art of storytelling. We often get so consumed in figuring out what our stories are and how to tell them, we forget that expression is a two-way street. …
Crisp breeze wakens day. A breath. A beat. A stir. alive, I welcome prospect. -Kaylin, 206 You look out the window and imagine that you’re the only person in the world. No-one is asking anything of you or telling you what to be, the noise of life has not yet awakened to disrupt your mind …
Words by Raffaella Migliore “Your screen time is up 44% from last week” …. Sigh. A notification of a job poorly done. A long forgotten new years’ resolution to “get off your phone and pick up something else, anything else”. But it’s hard, for everyone. In accessible areas of the world, people spend more time …
10am. Driveway. “Hi [interviewee], I’m outside. Can you open the gate?” “Oh Shit! I thought the interview was at 11. I haven’t showered or anything… Umm…” (Presses buzzer) “No worries, I can come back at 11. There’ll be a coffee shop close by I can work at for an hour, I’m sure of it.” (releases …
Words by Raffaella Migliore You’re writing and it’s like magic pouring from your fingertips. It’s genius. It’s effortless. It feels like some of your best work yet. So you take a mental step back, steady your breath and go in for a full first read… and it’s average, at best. Far from anything you’d consider …
