By Sandra Saade, Rita Kimijima-Dennemeyer, and Laura-Bianca Pasca Image Credit: Daffodil Dhayaa Humanity will not wait millions of years until Mother Nature will hand it a functionally better brain…[Humankind] will directly, openly and consciously take part in evolution. Corneliu E. Giurgea In Netflix’ groundbreakingly popular mini-series The Queen’s Gambit, we witness the prodigious performance of…
Annie Sland is the winner of this term’s Creative Competition on the theme ‘Boundary’ for her poem, ‘The Waterfront’. The Waterfront I’ll find her there Find her where the pier becomes the air And falls away, deep and deep. I’ll find where the waters swirl and sleep. At the joining of our hands I’ll…
Jonathan Gabriel is a runner up in this term’s Creative Competition on the theme ‘Boundary’ for his short story, ‘Teralonian Holography’. Nitarka knew the stories well. She, like all children in the kingdom of Teralonia, had grown up with them. Far away, higher than the mountains, the edge of the sky was hardening and becoming…
Gavin Mills is a runner up in this term’s Creative Competition on the theme ‘Boundary’ for his poem, ‘On Moving On’. On Moving On So it begins At this place of going out and coming in. We carry with us only dids and dones, And share them out when fathers farewell their sons. The…
Katherine Reiss is a runner up in this term’s Creative Competition on the theme ‘Boundary’ for her poem, ‘Growth unBounded’. Growth unBounded What trees are these, I’ll never know; Regardless though, they’ll have to go. For trees cover buried fruit, With roots that cease never to grow. Oh! It pains me to see,…
Irene Trung is a runner up in this term’s Creative Competition on the theme ‘Boundary’ for her poem, ‘Ascension to Consciousness’. Ascension to Consciousness What is the brilliant star I grasp for? Always shines in mystery ether. Makes us first dimension earthlings philosophical. A child sleeps and sojourns to the silent, intelligent sea…
Entry to our termly creative competition is now CLOSED. The winner of the competition will be published in the MT20 magazine. The theme of this term’s competition is ‘Boundary’, and entry will close at midnight on Sunday 8th of November. Good luck! How will the competition be conducted? Any university student can participate and we…
I step into the church adjoined to the school, carefully dipping my fingertips into the font at the doorway, imagining the nod of approval from Jesus. I bless myself. Careful to not scuff my feet, I edge closer through the bronze archway, aiming to go towards the back pews. They are empty. Head down. Head…
It made sense to do it – It was right, she knew it. Knew she loved him. He asked her, him, Who she had idolised, fantasised, His eyes on her, too. Nothing was too much, right? She loved him, That was right. Right now, that was all, All that mattered. He wanted her, him. That…
Lights on – Lights off Tell me this, tell me that, Listen to my dad, not my mum’s female tones. But Alexa, she splits ears not Him. Never mind, you were designed to obey men first – shattering the earth with your new tools and ancient ways. Don’t listen when I want you to And…
