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ISSUE NO. 21

April 2026

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Poetry

You Don’t Know Your Worth

By

Flame

Flame writes from a prison in VIC.

‘Love Is Blind And It Can Make You See’

By Caleb

Love’s definition cannot be just one, not one, two or more but a tonne. Love is the greatest quality of them all, a verse written by the poet Paul.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

1 MIN READ

Apocalypse of the Mind

By Emma-lee

I sit here watching the second-hand ticking by as it slowly keeps passing my time... And just as I thought the world can’t be changed it's an apocalypse of the mind.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

1 MIN READ

My Happy Place: Not Being Defeated by Prison

By Stephanie

My happy place is knowing inside my heart that I will do better for me. I’ll see the world in a different way.

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

2 MIN READ

‘Release the Devil’s Beast!’: A Childhood Battle for the Treehouse

By Oliver

“Go to the lookout. Ring the bells when they’re near the castle. I’ll prepare for battle.”

Creative

ISSUE NO. 21

3 MIN READ