Belonging
Writer Out of Residence: Archives
I’ve been researching, investigating and writing about belonging for several years. This blog is a collection of some of my thoughts, interviews and experiences.
Enjoy. Ponder. Be Inspired.
Your Stories: Matthew Hsu
“I grew up in this Asian bubble in Sunnybank (Brisbane). You know you have people who have been here twenty, thirty years and they still don’t speak...
Brain surgeon James Doty on the brain-heart connection
“As a species we fundamentally evolved to care and nurture, initially our nuclear family, but ultimately our hunger-gatherer tribe, and that has...
Norman Doidge on the immigrant’s brain
“Civilization is a series of techniques in which the hunter-gatherer brain teaches itself to rewire itself. And the sad proof that civilization is a...
Yassmin Abdel-Magied: formula one expert, oil rig engineer, change charger
On working on an oil rig, Formula One racing, and how having no place to call home drives change It’s Ramadan and Yassmin was up late last night....
Miss Kiki’s last day of school
School’s out and I’ve just finished my first year at Milpera State High School for refugee and migrant children. Unlike some of the kids who came to...
Jhumpa Lahiri on language and belonging
"Every language belongs to a specific place. It can migrate, it can spread. But usually it's tied to a geographical territory, a country. Italian...
Literary sketches: Gareth
GARETH One evening instant Just a breath Through the front door, Children. Lover. Calm. It never lasts. * * * The times I walked out the door...
Literary sketches: Morgan-Rose
MORGAN-ROSE Out in the world and inside my young body there was no room for myself. After the fights and before they split swaying on a wooden swing...
Literary sketches: Jasmine
JASMINE In the slick dark damp of winter London Through the smokey pallor and beer-soiled carpet Jasmine inhales the fresh rush of ocean waves, The...
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WRITER OUT OF RESIDENCE
