Centre for Stories
Stories
Stories are at the heart of what we do. The aim of our story archive is to make good stories available to a wide audience in the hope of strengthening connections between people and encouraging a more inclusive and informed community.
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1.8KM FROM TARGET by Frances An
'My Vietnamese-speaking capacities recalibrate after a few lines but if she hears my messed-up accent, she’ll assume I’m a whitewashed Asian who doesn’t care about our culture.'Read More -
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NOT PART OF THE PLAN by Brooke Dunnell
'My imagined child would spout endless questions, half of the words indecipherable, and squeal when we failed to understand.'Read More -
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NO FICTIONS, NO MYTHS, NO LIES by Ashwani Kumar
'Everyone has a home except migrants, for it is displacement and dislocation. They build a home for everyone but can’t own it.'Read More -
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WRITING IN BLACK by Jannali Jones
'I set about writing what I thought people wanted to read about; a certain ‘Aboriginal’ experience that was expected from an Indigenous author.'Read More -
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ALL LOVE BEGINS AND ENDS THERE by Camha Pham
'How are women not revered for this rather than being relegated to the sidelines? How did men manage to turn the creation of life against us? We are life itself.'Read More -
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THE UNANTICIPATED LIFE by Tinashe Jakwa
'Looking forward to the future can be a worthwhile endeavour. But, I have found that it can turn into an all-consuming practice that can have a debilitating impact.'Read More -
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THE PARABLE OF BANSI LAL BABU by Rashida Murphy
'"You remember Bansi Lal Babu?" asks my father, frowning down at me as I sit on the floor of our lounge, back against the wall, ginger cat purring on my lap.'Read More -
Backstories 2020
Anju Sivarajah
Anju reflects on the effects of Sri Lanka’s civil war, and her mixed Sinhalese, Burgher and Tamil heritage.Read More -
Backstories 2020
Shamit Saggar
A migrant family in a new city, a mad dash from a group of bullies, and a conversation with a stranger on a plane. Shamit shows us three moments across time that come together to form a bigger picture.Read More