When Qorban shares the story of the thief it is the third time Phil has heard it. The thief is a former employee and friend. Here, he remembers meeting him and the relationship they had before the story.

@sparrowphil for our online Journal: http://bit.ly/philwrites

Arun Baby George discusses the difficulties of assimilation, cultural shifts and mental wellbeing, coping with homesickness, the impact of covid, and what his future in Australia might look like for our new series, "Being the Outsider".
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Read it here: http://ow.ly/H7wN50AP9lm

Alyssa Shapland heads back to her family’s farm where her bedroom is stacked with belongings brought back from each semester she studied away in Perth. She remembers them and reflects on the memories they used to hold, and what they might hold now.

http://bit.ly/alyssawrites

Josephine Clarke grew up among storytellers who shared tales in the musical rhythms of the Valtellinese dialect. Although she could not sing these songs, she understood them, and learnt the rhythms of words which would serve her in the years to come.

http://bit.ly/josephinewrites

Kim Lateef fuses memoir and fiction for On the Page—writing from our Hot Desk Fellows—to share a story about a young girl burying her grandfather’s beard under a pomegranate tree.

This is about family history, immigration, identity and home.

http://bit.ly/kimlateefwrites