Tag: Creative Non-Fiction

  • Australian Gospel: A Family Saga

    Australian Gospel: A Family Saga

    Review by Stacey O’Carroll Author: Lech Blaine Publisher: Black. Inc RRP: $36.99 Release Date: Out Now   “Michael Shelley kidnapped Elijah on a sunlit Monday afternoon.”   There is a well-known saying that truth is stranger than fiction. In the case of Lech Blaine’s creative non-fiction, Australian Gospel: A Family Saga, this sentiment rings at…

  • On being a “Lone Ranger” in journalism’s “Wild West”

    On being a “Lone Ranger” in journalism’s “Wild West”

    In the famous phrase “murder your darlings”, “you” are a writer and your “darlings” are the parts of a piece that, despite your love for them, must be scrapped.

  • A friend for Mesut Ozil

    A friend for Mesut Ozil

    What boundaries do extreme athletes set between themselves and the natural environment, or are they all limitless?

  • My Apocalyptic Journey

    My Apocalyptic Journey

    By Zoe Sorenson   Watching dystopian movies as a kid, I never really worried about what would happen if my family were separated in the event of an apocalypse—it wasn’t necessary. Let’s be real, I’m from a well-off, white Australian family from the suburbs of Melbourne. I was reasonably confident we would stick together regardless…