An image taken at night outdoors. The bottom of the image is a photo of steel tea kettles sitting on a fire, coals burning underneath. There are hues of black, brown, and amber— flames are emerging to the left side of the kettles, and grass appears to be burning; lighting up the left side of the image orange. In the bottom right corner there are some light-painting squiggles in a neon orange— as if someone has waved a burning sparkler across the image. There’s an ambience of warmth, of being drawn in close.

EDITORIAL

#30 Editorial

While preparing this issue of TSR, a number of our staff moved house—some several hours’ drive away, some to the other side of town. Others have spent time away for work, family, holidays. I’ve been living far from the place I think of as my home, and in recent months have hosted family and friends for long visits, in an effort to make this life into my life. Loved ones and I have spent this time talking about mutual friends (and enemies), cooking for each other and watching each other eat. 
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POETRY

thank you for the photos

it must be hard to laugh off constant / reinfection   whisper herd immunity / like the password to a speakeasy / with me / us / the weekly dead / sat here like warts on pumpkins / ruining the normal
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FICTION

Zugzwang

Sometimes it’s like my body doesn’t exist and I’m just a spirit floating between spaces. But sometimes I’m all charged up and I feel as if I need to touch someone and be touched or I’ll shiver into sparks. Do you ever feel that?
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Tableau

The gesture is so cliched it comes as a relief; I understand perfectly the way he wants everything to unfold. His shorts are fluorescent in the darkness. They gather on his stubby work boots.
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NON-FICTION

ART & COMICS

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

Australian Government logo. Australia Council for the Arts logo.