Stories
Thanks for dropping by to read these stories from writers sharing their experiences and perspectives about living as a diverse person in Australia. Please continue to check in often as stories are added to the site.
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Once Was Lost & Now I Ground
Hi, for anyone who is reading this. It’s nice to meet you. My name is Sarah Carroll and I am...
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NOT INDIAN / TOO INDIAN
Sometimes, I wish I knew less and cared less. I wish I could have the blissful ignorance of hearing something...
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This is me
When I say that I didn’t come out to my family until I was in my late 20s people give...
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Finding my way
Being a person of colour in Australia, it’s the strangest thing but, especially being a mixed-raced female with a disability....
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Am I Filipino Enough?
I never shy away from admitting Broadmeadows as my hometown, it always will be. For those of you who don’t...
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Paying for sex I never had
“Hi. Can I hire you for half an hour?” I hit send as soon as I finished typing the text...
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Mango Girl
Sometimes I think it was in my blood to love mangoes. But see, they’re messy. Sure maybe we’re meant to...
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I kissed a girl (and boy) and liked it
Hi, for anyone who is reading this. It’s nice to meet you. My name is Sarah Carroll and I am...
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The Vicious Vattam (The Vicious Circle)
Amma (Mom in Tamil) always said ‘Vazhkai oru vattam’ (meaning ‘Life is a circle’) which I never truly understood until...
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I tried to be a homie but I just wanted to listen to Britney
When I was younger, what society now so proudly and frequently calls diversity used to simply be referred to as...
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