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In my twenties, I was at a party talking to a guy I didn’t know. Mid-conversation this guy stops and goes, “You have autism, ...

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An onlooker — that’s me — can sense the freedom. The students navigate the landscape of the strip without batting an eyelid, engrossed instead in adolescent chatter and the intense friendships forged ...

Abigail Dell'Avo sits down with Matariki Bennett to discuss her debut poetry collection.

Photographer Guy Coombes wears black so he doesn’t reflect any light on his subjects. With thanks to R.M.Williams.