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Hawkesbury River Loving
Give me a boat that will carry two, And both shall row, my love and I. The water is wide. As I perch in the bow of the our little outboard motor boat—a…
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The Women of 7 October
I can’t stop thinking about them: the women and girls of the Israeli kibbutzim, who were raped on 7 October, less than 8 weeks ago. Raped so brutally…
Nov 18, 2023
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The Disappearing Act
A Fictional Sketch with Commentary
Sep 26, 2023
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On Sleeping with Younger Men
Jun 1, 2022
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The Women of 7 October
Nov 18, 2023
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Falling Out of Love
May 3, 2023
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The Skin I'm In
May 25, 2022
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On Casual Anti-White Racism
Jun 8, 2023
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Separating the Art from the Artist
This piece first appeared in Quillette, where I am an associate editor. You can read the original here. Two sisters, with whom I am closely connected…
Sep 20, 2023
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Paper Moon
A Tango-Themed Fiction
Sep 6, 2023
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Travellers
I’ve always been an extreme physical coward. Downhill skiing and bungee jumping are not for me—in fact, I get a queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach…
Aug 23, 2023
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Writing Wrongs
Why Academics Write So Badly and How That Hurts Them
Jul 26, 2023
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Free Will
A Debate
Jul 5, 2023
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Lovelorn Millers and Interstellar Incels
On Unrequited Passion
Jun 28, 2023
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Can We Choose What We Believe?
And is it ever good to believe something untrue?
Jun 14, 2023
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