Oct
2012 14
2012 14
Spirit Worlds Editorial – Prose
Every now and then, I wonder about the year of my birth, the year that my grandfather died. His A4 framed black and white portrait looked on benignly in our family hallway, and while there was nothing scary about his appearance, as a kid, I’d be scampering from one end of the hallway to another ...
Oct
2012 14
2012 14
Spirit Worlds Editorial – Poetry
Despite having been raised Catholic, my brother’s fascination with gaming means that the phrase “Spirit World” conjures up the 28th level of Doom II, so it was interesting for me to see the range of submissions received in response to this edition’s theme: Spirit Worlds. Among the fifty or so submissions, were a range of ...
Oct
2012 14
2012 14
Spirit Worlds Editorial – Visual Arts
As a child, I remember our annual family trip to Rookwood Cemetery in western Sydney, where we would go to honour our ancestors during Ching Ming, the Clear Brightness Festival. We joined the crowds of people sweating in the sun, jostling to clean and sweep gravestones, offering flowers, food, tea and wine by the graves, ...
Mar
2012 10
2012 10
Editorial
Recently there has been quite vigorous discussion about the absence of cultural diversity in Australian film and television. While these discussions are not new, its great to see the articles hitting the mainstream press, and bringing to the fore a critical whiteness reading of the film and television industry. Unfortunately, Australia’s...
Sep
2011 20
2011 20
Editorials
From Lian Low – prose editor Food is essential to our survival, it is nourishing, nurturing and pleasurable, but it can also be a way in to our remembered cultural identities. There are a number of Asian-Australians who have rode the wave as food celebrities – Luke Nguyen, owner and chef of Sydney’s Red Lantern ...
May
2009 10
2009 10
Editorial
Fashion/Fetish - An interview with Tom Cho and a variety of short prose pieces and poetry...
Jan
2009 11
2009 11
Editorial
Passing, Failing - Interviews with Nam Le and Mai Long, and a variety of short prose pieces and poetry in response to the theme. We invite people to comment on our commentary with their views...
