Announcing Hope
We are thrilled to announce the theme of the 2026 anthology – HOPE! Hope is light in darkness, love in...
My Old House
Whenever I visit my hometown, I drive past our old house. I never tell anyone I go. It’s my quiet...
Tactile Memories: Love in the digital age
Recently, I had lunch with my aunt. She is, without a doubt, the most outrageous woman I know. Whenever I...
Ink on Concrete, Memory in Motion
Whenever The King of Kowloon is brought up in conversations amongst Hong Kongers who lived through the golden era of...
Memory in megabytes
I have silenced the notifications. I have deleted the apps. I have placed timers on my social media and filters...
The Happiness of Saudade
Saudade is a famously untranslatable Portuguese word. It refers to the feeling of melancholic longing or nostalgia for a place,...
Is Nostalgia Always Comfortable?
Nostalgia can be a beautiful thing. There is something so special about the feeling and how deep it sits in...
Time Travel and the Senses
The smell of dew on the grass at early morning netball games. The taste of my grandma’s ever-famous lemon meringue...
Nostalgia
SUBMISSIONS TO THE 2025 USYD ANTHOLOGY ARE NOW OPEN! Writers of USYD, we’re excited to announce the call for submissions...
You Are Here
When I was around ten years old I used to call myself Lola. When I think about it now, I...
