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If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free

The best relationship (or breakup) advice Sting ever gave

Sep 25, 2021

If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free

Sep 25, 2021

“No worries, mate. She’ll be right.” Or Will She?

Australia’s cultural blindness and apathy toward male violence is akin to America’s blindness and apathy towards gun violence

Apr 29, 2024

“No worries, mate. She’ll be right.” Or Will She?

Apr 29, 2024

Donald Trump Names Statue of Liberty as Vice Presidential Running Mate

Presidential campaign takes an increasingly conventional path towards non-human candidates

Mar 24, 2024

Donald Trump Names Statue of Liberty as Vice Presidential Running Mate

Mar 24, 2024

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Prism & Pen

Becoming Miss O’Gyny: A Queer Ally in the Fight Against Misogyny

What happens when a man dresses as a woman to tackle sexism, misogyny and the patriarchy

Jan 28, 2024

Becoming Miss O’Gyny: A Queer Ally in the Fight Against Misogyny

Jan 28, 2024

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Counter Arts

What the Critics are Getting Wrong about Dan Levy’s ‘Good Grief’

It reveals that we struggle to understand grief and bizarrely want Hollywood to serve up everything with passion and humour

Jan 10, 2024

What the Critics are Getting Wrong about Dan Levy’s ‘Good Grief’

Jan 10, 2024

Wisdom from 4 Landscapes on How to Pursue Your Next Creative Project

Write like you are crossing a desert, paddling a river, and entering a cave, before climbing the mountain

Aug 14, 2023

Wisdom from 4 Landscapes on How to Pursue Your Next Creative Project

Aug 14, 2023

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Counter Arts

I Am an Adaptogenic Mushroom

How plants, animals, and fungi can inspire insight into one’s eco-niche. What role do you play in life?

Aug 11, 2023

I Am an Adaptogenic Mushroom

Aug 11, 2023

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Prism & Pen

A Queer Interpretation of the Greek Myth, ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’

How I recast the story to transmute a childhood nightmare, reclaim lost parts of myself and find new power

Jun 25, 2023

A Queer Interpretation of the Greek Myth, ‘Theseus and the Minotaur’

Jun 25, 2023

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Prism & Pen

The Mythic Power of Your Queer Story

J.M. Tolcher’s “Poof, ” and how your story can be a roadmap and lifesaver for others trying to survive in a dangerously homophobic world

Jun 15, 2023

The Mythic Power of Your Queer Story

Jun 15, 2023

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Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Breaking the Habit of Putting Others Ahead of Yourself

An unexpected secret to prioritising yourself in relation to others

Mar 31, 2023

Breaking the Habit of Putting Others Ahead of Yourself

Mar 31, 2023

Roo Benjamin

Roo Benjamin

Writing about life, love, and how to be a better human. Roo Benjamin is the alter ego of Benny Callaghan 🏳️‍🌈 (he/they/us-two) https://ko-fi.com/roobenji

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