I am called brave for leaving my home and moving to the other side of the world, but I know that any bravery I might have comes from my sister. She is the one who can effortlessly introduce herself to a crowd of new acquaintances or play the peacemaker in an argument. She climbs back […]
The Quarry Journal
A journal of creative writing by students at Macquarie University
Do Not Enter: Isolation, Murder, and a Slasher’s ‘Happy Place’, Hannah Coupe
Vera continues down the stairs to the cellar. The door is ajar. She walks in. The room is empty except for the figure of a woman sitting in a chair. ‘Mrs. Bates.’ She gently touches the woman’s shoulder and the chair slowly turns to reveal the corpse of Norma Bates: pruning skin, hollow eye sockets, […]
Thriving on the Poverty Line: A Guide for Gen Y, Jasmine Walker
Our parents must hate us. They bought out all the nice houses and won’t leave their jobs. In our youth we were promised success and happiness but instead we got a financial crisis and houses that cost more than our souls. Alas, instead of flailing in the gutter, crying about our empty hip pockets, let […]