By Ellen Kirkpatrick It’s been over two years since I left Aussie soil, and so far I haven’t missed it so badly that I’ve wanted to jump on the next Qantas home. But, while there are […]

By Alice Austin I’ve been fascinated with Cameron Short’s story since I first came across his work in 2013. Cameron designs and produces block prints. Each intricate pattern is hand-carved onto traditional wood-printing blocks and digitally […]

Reading time: 5 minutes By Joanna Kent In April 2016 I moved from London to Berlin in pursuit of a change of scenery and a better quality of life. This isn’t an article about the trials […]

Reading time: 10 mins By Alice Austin Chapter I: Leaving Damascus Mohamad grins as he tells me “My cousins also came by boat but from the west. Each one suffered in a different way. The thing […]

Reading time: 3 minutes By Alice Austin When I was 19 years old I remember saying to a friend ‘I’ll give up smoking when I’m older, like 21 or something.’ The friend I was speaking to […]

Essay 2 of 2 Reading time: 5 mins By Alice Austin As specified in essay 1, Why quitting my job in London and moving to Berlin solved all of my problems, I now have lots of […]

Essay 1 of 2 Reading time: 5 minutes Photography: Melinda Greenacre By Alice Austin In April 2016 I ran into a brick wall at my job at a PR agency in London. I was 25 years old and […]

Reading time: 5 minutes By Alice Austin Right now I am sitting in a coffee shop in Berlin at 10am on a Saturday morning. I’ve joined a meet up group called Shut Up and Write. I […]