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Learning to fall
The art of surrender
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Jacinta Parsons
8
Watching the House Lights Fade
What the end of Colbert’s show says about who holds the mic
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Daniel James
2
The curious world of an imagined community
The talkback radio 'family'
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Jacinta Parsons
6
The Weight We Refuse to Carry
On prejudice, grief, and a fragile nation
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Daniel James
1
Telling truth. Hearing truth.
Readers of The Spencer Street End are, quite frankly, a lucky bunch as we get to read the words of Daniel James every second week.
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Jacinta Parsons
1
That Tree, by That Creek
One letter, one chapter
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Daniel James
2
Learning from the bairn
When your kids suddenly know more than you
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Jacinta Parsons
5
Gentle Bearings of Truth
Unveiling stories with quiet reverence
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Daniel James
3
The Age of Denial
What will you do?
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Jacinta Parsons
2
Control is the Oldest Reflex
From custody to culture to the page, the state still decides who gets to speak, survive, and be seen - even during reconciliation week.
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Daniel James
3
A sponge cake that will change your view of the world
(If you’re just here for the recipe - skip to the bottom of the page! But subscribe to this substack goddamn it)
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Jacinta Parsons
5
Canterbury Tales
Recollections of election night from an outsider who never knows where to stand.
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Daniel James
1
The Spencer Street End
The Spencer Street End
Daniel James and Jacinta Parsons bring you stories from the other end of town. Memory, poetry, opinion, review and the occasional interview - a place to linger.
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