Archive - The Spencer Street End

July 2025

Watching the House Lights Fade

What the end of Colbert’s show says about who holds the mic

Jul 25 •

The curious world of an imagined community

The talkback radio 'family'

Jul 19 •

Jacinta Parsons

The Weight We Refuse to Carry

On prejudice, grief, and a fragile nation

Jul 11 •

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.

Jul 4 •

Jacinta Parsons

June 2025

That Tree, by That Creek

One letter, one chapter

Jun 27 •

Learning from the bairn

When your kids suddenly know more than you

Jun 20 •

Jacinta Parsons

Gentle Bearings of Truth

Unveiling stories with quiet reverence

Jun 13 •

The Age of Denial

What will you do?

Jun 7 •

Jacinta Parsons

May 2025

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.

May 30 •

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