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Cape York

PoetryWhen you arrive at the tip of the Cape, the coast opens its arms and you’re split into the rivulets left by an outgoing tide, your...

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New Scientist

PoetryA body we can read and understand. If only I could put you under a microscope and transform you into a symbol to unite our disciplines: the communication phage.

Sad stories you are old enough to hear

Non-fictionThis year, a ‘news anchor’ raised a question about why Muslims participate in the garba when they don’t believe in idol worship. It’s a bit like saying people should not be allowed to put up a Christmas tree if they haven’t been baptised or taken the sacrament. Thousands of non-Catholics attend the feast of Mount Mary in Bandra. People of all faiths attend the Urs of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer and the Sufi saint Waris Ali Shah at Dewa Sharif. Hindu devotees going to the Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala also visit the Vavar mosque en route. That news anchor’s question poisons the breath of our country.

Medea – towards the end

PoetryShe wanted to confuse the staff and brings in a pebble from the garden as suggested, placing it into the pocket of the man in the next room.