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Happy Monday! With Christmas quickly approaching, the gifting season is definitely upon us. Today, we're throwing it back to this sustainable gifting guide by Rose Mary Petrass.
https://enidnetwork.org/2021/12/13/sustainable-gifting/
First published Jan 6 2021 | with art by Alice Waight
There’s guaranteed to always be another celebration around the corner. No matter the occasion, ENID is here to guide you on more sustainable ways of spreading cheer.
What's been your favourite moment of ? Caitlin Robson wraps up some of the best moments from this year's 🥇
It’s hard to narrow down two weeks’ worth of sporting prowess to just ten spectacular moments. Every Olympics is filled with moments of global joy, yet Tokyo 2020 has been extra special, knowing th…
As comes to a close, Caitlin shares her story. Click the link to read more👇
Everyone has an Olympic story, even if you’re not an athlete. This is Caitlin’s.
Who else is loving the Olympic coverage?! Here are 5 (female) Tokyo Olympic athletes you may not have heard of!
Article by Frances Magiera
Here are 5 Tokyo Olympic athletes with inspirational stories.
On Tuesdays, ENID gets creative! We've got some poetry for you today from our gal Aileen. Check it out!
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/07/27/poetry-worlds-away/
For you, on the other side of the door A world away – how are you? I miss you terribly, so you should stay Right where you are or I’ll eat you up. Just kidding, please come in? (That’s …
TGIF friends! Here's what we're reading, to flee the and head overseas instead...
https://enidnetwork.org/2021/07/23/come-to-paris-and-new-york-with-me/
In the midst of Sydney lockdown, Caitlin is lamenting her previous travels. When she was younger, she travelled the world with books and film. Currently, she can only travel with her words…
Morning gals and enby pals, and happy Wednesday! Our gal Caitlin keeps delivering with fantastic new poetry, and this piece, 'Bombora', is no exception. We are in love with your work Caitlin!
(Our site manager Rosie may have forgotten to share this yesterday for Creative Writing Tuesdays...)
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/07/20/poetry-bombora-ocean-poem/
See those rocks out there past the break? Sometimes you can’t see them, they are covered by the tide blanket. Look, there they are again. Well, that’s where I am. I mostly live a submerged existenc…
Happy Friday ENIDs! Today, our newest contributor Arleen discusses MARINA's latest album, and the restorative power of music. Check it out!
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/07/16/marina-new-album-ancient-dreams-in-a-modern-land-positive-mantras-restorative-power-of-music/
Ever since it’s release on June 11th, Marina’s fifth album ‘Ancient Dreams in A Modern Land’ has been the soundtrack to Arleen’s Sunday runs and work breaks. There& #82…
On Tuesdays, ENID gets creative! Here's another gorgeous poem from our gal Caitlin, about a world with her grandfather in it.
https://enidnetwork.org/2021/07/13/poetry-my-world-with-you-in-it-grief-loss/
Tuesday, 13 April 2021 The ghost of a grandparent I have never met haunts me. Tears stream down my face when I try to think of how you talked to people and made them laugh. There are others w…
TGIF to all our gals and enby pals - and especially to those of you in lockdown. We have an absolute treat for you today with this piece by Caitlin Robson, about the beauty of film photography.
Stay tuned for further additions to this new series, called 'Imprints of Our Past'
All photos supplied by the author
People don’t normally get philosophical about photography. In an age of throwaway consumerism, what value do polaroids offer? Part 1 of a new series from our gal Caitlin, ‘Imprints of o…
On Tuesdays, ENID gets creative! We are so pleased to have Isabelle Quilty on board with us, and this is her first piece of short fiction, 'Beneath the Lemon Tree'.
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/06/22/short-fiction-beneath-the-lemon-tree-isabelle-quilty-author/
I am a child, alone in the world. All that there is to remember of my mother is the sway of her black hair, braided. When she carried me, I would take the frayed strands of the end of her braid and…
It's Friday - finally! Our gal Shinae has compiled a list of awesome must reads by female authors, just in time for the weekend, featuring the likes of Ursula K. Le Guin and Virginia Woolf.
https://enidnetwork.org/2021/06/18/five-awesome-must-read-books-by-female-authors-literacy-matters/
Literacy should be at the centre of our culture. Instead, I often find a lot of young people are ditching books for Netflix. Some people have also told me that they “don’t have time to read”. As a …
Congratulations to our gal Rosie on publishing her first collection of poetry!
If you didn't know already, Rosie is our site manager extraordinaire, who overhauled and redesigned our website when we relaunched in early 2020.
it's here! 'decorating pain', my first collection of poetry, is now available to purchase, straight off the publisher's press! https://icoe.com.au/2021003.html
On Tuesdays, ENID gets creative! Today on ENID, one of our new contributors Wen has fresh poetry for your reading pleasure. Check it out below ...
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/06/08/poetry-the-street-maiden/
The Street Maiden whistles lone hollow notes as rain spears at Her grey skin and slips from long, iron nails as the three-legged hound and tailless cat trail after Her frosted tun…
Happy Friday gals and pals! We've got another review from you - our gal Aileen has reviewed 'Dear Ex'.
TGIF!
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/05/21/enid-reviews-dear-ex/
On Thursdays, ENID loves a throwback! Just last week, Australian 'Big Brother' contestant Tilly Whitfield revealed that she had suffered serious scarring following a botched medical treatment she discovered on TikTok. So we're throwing it back to this article by our gal Shinae, on the medical misinformation still rampant on the popular social media platform.
Art by Alice Waight.
Until she began to use TikTok, Shinae had never given much thought to medical rumours. Although it can represent an irresistible world of music and dance, there is a dark medical underworld to the …
On Thursdays, ENID loves a throwback! This week, with university breaks across the country looming, we're reminded of this piece by our gal Fran. Gals and pals, it's time for your taste in booze to receive an upgrade.
If your tastes haven’t progressed beyond the pre-mixed drinks of your youth, now is the time to level up with tips from your ENID big sis (aka, our main gal Fran)
If you're in Australia, you may have celebrated Mother's Day this past weekend. Our gal Shinae reflects on single motherhood and society.
https://enidnetwork.org/2021/05/10/on-single-mothers/
This Mother’s Day, Shinae reflects on her upbringing in a single mother family – and society’s ongoing prejudices towards such families.
Happy Friday everybody! Check out these top tips for emerging writers from our gal Rosie.
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/04/16/tips-for-emerging-writers-getting-published/
So, you want to be a writer? If you’re looking to develop your writing skills, and maybe even pursue it as a career, then you’re going to need a little bit of help (trust me). In an effort to…
Happy Friday! Today we're sharing the latest iteration in our 'Why We Write' series from our gal Caitlin.
https://enidnetwork.org/2021/04/09/why-i-write-caitlins-story/
I write because I’ve always been good at telling and writing stories. When you read books while you eat your breakfast half dressed in your uniform, bag on the floor, dawdling before every school …
Next in our Writing A Writer series, our gal Shinae shares her story of self-expression. "Writing is freedom," she says. We couldn't agree more.
Credit to Rose for the idea and series title ❤️
https://enidnetwork.org/2021/03/26/why-i-write-shinaes-story/
I’ve wanted to be a writer from a young age, maybe eight or nine. For me, writing is not a mechanical or strictly physical experience. Writing is freedom. When we share how we feel or perceiv…
TGIF because that means we can introduce our newest series: "Why I Write". Each week, one of our contributors is going to share their writing journey. Today on ENID, Rose offers her story.
https://enidnetwork.org/2021/03/19/why-we-write-rose/
Before she became a writer, Rose liked to think of herself as a storyteller. Why does she write? To keep telling stories – to anyone and anything that will listen.
Happy Monday! We're starting our week off with this piece of creative nonfiction by our gal Caitlin, which is a letter to her younger self.
How do you feel about "creative nonfiction"? Let us know in the comments!
Here’s what I wish I knew ten years ago. Because sometimes, we just need a little reminder of how far we’ve come. Hey there Caitlin from ten years ago. I’m you, just older and maybe wiser. Knowing …
Happy hump day to our gals and non-binary pals! If you're interested in and , our gal Lucja has just the article for you. Check out her Style Notes: What We Learned from 10 Influential Women in Fashion
Art by Szu-ju Chen
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/03/10/what-we-learned-from-10-influential-women-in-fashion/
When it came down to choose just ten fashion icons from the past century, it was an absolute struggle to narrow it down. Lucja reflects on a myriad of incredible influential women from the ages, wh…
Are you an emerging writer? Female-identifying or non-binary? Interested in reporting on intersectional feminist issues or sharing creative work to like-minded university womxn? Then ENID wants you!
This is a rolling callout, so please share far and wide to any women in your life who love to write.
https://forms.gle/XXh7sJnH5v3Vtqcx8
Happy Monday ENIDs! We're starting our week with this analysis by our gal Shinae on Godard's masterpiece, the film Masculin Feminin
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/03/08/godards-1966-film-masculin-feminin-is-a-postmodern-masterpiece/
“One of the most intellectually exciting and insightful films of the 20th century”
Have you heard of the Shameless podcast? Well, the two queens behind it have brought out a book about navigating your twenties. Our gal Caitlin raves about it, and we reckon you're going to love it too.
http://enidnetwork.org/2021/03/05/review-the-space-between-shameless-podcast/
From the creators of the Shameless podcast Photo by Caitlin Robson There are few books in the world that I have felt the urge to highlight, scribble in and write all over. That is because I’m a boo…
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