Oumi Karenga-Hewitt
Why do women get the blame?
British expat and Mona's resident TV enthusiast, Oumi Karenga-Hewitt reviews ‘Harry & Meghan’ and explores why we've been conditioned to...
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Lauren
- Jan 4
An ally in the face of Australia's casual racism: A review of 'Memories and Elephants'
Mona Editor Lauren starts the new year with a review of Meaghan Katrak Harris’s memoir, Memories and Elephants: The art of casual racism.
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Mona Community
- Dec 17, 2022
The Art of Flash Fiction with Mara
Mara Papavassiliou sits down with Mona Editor, Lauren, to chat about crafting a perfect piece of flash fiction.
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Mona Community
- Dec 10, 2022
Dog Teeth
Mara Papavassiliou's flash fiction this week skilfully explores veiled threats that speak to an all-pervasive violence.
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Mona Community
- Dec 4, 2022
The unexpected fruits of foraging
By choosing to use what is available in season and in abundance, we break with habitual patterns shaped by consumerism.
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Mona Community
- Nov 30, 2022
The violence no one sees: leaving fundamentalism in rural towns
In Australia we tend to dismiss fundamentalist Christians as being free to ‘do their thing so long as they don’t harm us’...
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Mona Community
- Nov 25, 2022
Our Bodies Keep the Score
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Mona celebrates the survivors who share their experiences.
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Mona Community
- Nov 20, 2022
Your perspectives are important, we want to listen
We want to hear from you, our readers, on the things you think are important to you and your community.
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Mona Community
- Nov 14, 2022
REVIEW: Leaning out by Kristine Ziwica
Leaning Out presents a new way to view feminism, with the potential to bring heart, momentum and action to women across the divides.
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Mona Community
- Oct 30, 2022
Memories and Mementos
A beautifully told story of the acceptance of the cycle of life and passage of personhood.
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Mona Community
- Oct 25, 2022
Meet the rural woman tackling tricky conversations for parents and tweens
When Shay Baynton realised adolescence was around the corner for her pre-teen, she wanted to somehow inoculate her from absorbing the...
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Kat
- Oct 19, 2022
REVIEW: big beautiful female theory
Grills reminds us again and again that there is no stage of a woman’s life where she can live without the public and personal scrutiny.
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Mona Community
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
My Teeth Fell Out
A stream of consciousness piece about the choice made for a new, but challenging, life.
Kat
- Jul 14, 2021
- 3 min
I'm learning to smile again
For Dinah, writing is a form of therapy, 'optimistic ramblings' she calls it. Writing keeps her connected to herself.
Mona Community
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
I am...
A collection of poetry from our Mona community exploring the depths of our internal lives and how we see ourselves through others' eyes.
Mona Community
- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Through Her Eyes: A collection of poetry
How does the world look through her eyes? A small collection of poems by Mona community members writing from other women's perspectives.
Mona Community
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
The perfectionist
Whose expectations are you trying to meet?
Beautiful poetry from one of our Monas Emily, explores her feelings of perfectionism.
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