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In a moment, your mind stops working. By the second, it tries to process things. Within minutes, you start denying— That’s when sadness and confusion begin to kick in. In hours, it feels like everything is falling from the sky. As days turn to nights, and weeks go by, You still suffer, but get used […]
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Brittle leaves crack with the promise of lifein the paw of a Beast I’ve tracked for some time.We have long since mastered the dance of the hunt,I was sure of the kill like I was sure of the cut. I had met this Beast just once beforewhen I thought I’d lost the path of its […]
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From the beginning you have been there. From the time at which I wake to the time I sleep you are there and Unlike the experiences with which I fill my days that come and go as they please, you have stayed with me through it all as a constant Companion. You bring me weakness […]
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That’s a question I’ve pondered myself. It’s a concept that’s pretty foreign to me and my view of myself. We were taught from a young age to downplay our disabilities, to ignore them, to change our behaviour and to do anything we can to act like everyone around us. I’ve been in psychology for a […]
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Content warning: This piece includes mentions of ableism and derogatory terms for disabled people. If you’ve been involved with the UQ Union at all, you may have heard of the UQU Disability Collective. As stated on the Union’s website, the collective is a branch of the union, ‘concerned with the advocacy, support and social connectedness […]
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Whether you’ve just started at UQ or you’re a continuing student looking for ideas, I’ve got you. Starting at UQ as an autistic/neurodivergent student is pretty difficult – while it’s started to improve in recent years, the path is still cloudy and a lot of the help available is hidden behind hours of research. Now […]
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Eight months on from their electoral victory in October, the Queensland Liberal government have wasted no time in viciously pursuing their right-wing agenda. They’ve attacked trans rights, Indigenous rights, and public sector workers while continuing to expand police funding and powers. But there has also been resistance from workers and students that will need to […]
Continue ReadingXoda, Permit me the hope To continue crying alone Written by Ari Deshpande Irani Views: 51
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I deafened the moon out of orbit when I perched by your door, so I could only figure the shadow of Stitch on your coconut fibre mat. It was 1 am, the world had shifted to tomorrow, and I had no bars- so I pecked. Your musk met me before you did- Summer holds both […]
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