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Meet Me at the Intersection by Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina

Meet Me at the Intersection edited by Rebecca Lim and Ambelin Kwaymullina

Contributions from Mimi Lee, Jordi Kerr, Rafeif Ismail, Amra Pajalic, Graham Akhurst, Omar Sakr, Olivia Muscast, Ellen Van Neerven, Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Jessice Walton, Kelly Gardiner, Wendy Chen, Michelle Aung Thin, Melaine Rodriga, Yvette Walker, Kyle Lynch, and Alice Pung.

Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of short fiction, memoir and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ or living with disability. The focus of the anthology is on Australian life as seen through each author’s unique, and seldom heard, perspective.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Homomisia
Death of a grandparent
Death of a parent recounted
Bullying

When It Falls Apart by Catherine Bybee

When It Falls Apart by Catherine Bybee

Brooke Turner has always had a complicated relationship with her father. But when his health takes a turn for the worse, she drops everything to care for him. He’s her dad, after all, and he needs her. What Brooke doesn’t anticipate is the unravelling of her long-term relationship and a cross-country move to San Diego’s Little Italy. Luca D’Angelo is the oldest of three children and a single father to a young daughter. When his mother rents the top floor of their house to Brooke, he’s angry. Who is this beautiful stranger with… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abandonment & neglect
Miscarriage

How to Be Ace by Rebecca Burgess

How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess

Growing up, Rebecca assumes sex is just a scary new thing they will ‘grow into’ as they get older, but when they leave school, start working and do grow up, they start to wonder why they don’t want to have sex with other people. In this brave, hilarious and empowering graphic memoir, we follow Rebecca as they navigate a culture obsessed with sex—from being bullied at school and trying to fit in with friends, to forcing themself into relationships and experiencing anxiety and OCD—before coming to understand and embrace their asexual identity.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Amisia & internalised amisia
Sexual assault mentioned
Anxiety & panic attacks
Depression
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Endometriosis mentioned
Emesis
Bullying

Signs of Attraction by Laura Brown

Signs of Attraction by Laura Brown

Do you know what hearing loss sounds like? I do. All my life I’ve tried to be like you. I’ve failed. So I keep it hidden. But on the day my world crashed down around me, Reed was there. He showed me just how loud and vibrant silence can be, even when I struggled to understand. He’s unlike anyone I’ve ever known. His soulful eyes and strong hands pulled me in before I knew what was happening. And as I saw those hands sign, felt them sparking on me, I knew: imperfect could be perfect. Reed makes me feel things I’ve never felt. It’s exciting…and terrifying. Because he… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment & abuse
Drug abuse
Death of a parent from suicide
Attempted suicide

Some Kind of Perfect by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Some Kind of Perfect by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

With a seven-year age difference, Ryke & Daisy have faced an uphill battle in the eyes of the world and their families. Known as the most adventurous, fast-paced couple — their next step has always been elusive to the rabid media. Behind the scenes, heartbreaking troubles continue to test Ryke & Daisy’s resilience and shape their future together. But preserving their happiness also means adding more risks. Ones that Connor Cobalt wouldn’t even take. As a professional free-solo climber, Ryke is no stranger to risk, but his next step with Daisy wagers more than just his health.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Outing
Paedophilia & grooming
Sexual assault
Child abuse & neglect
Abandonment
Anxiety & anxiety attacks
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Depression
Alcoholism
Sex addiction
Nightmares
Infertility

Long Way Down by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Thrive by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Outing
Paedophilia & grooming
Sexual assault
Child abuse & neglect
Abandonment
Anxiety & anxiety attacks
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Depression
Alcoholism
Substance addiction (pill)
Sex addiction
Nightmares
Fertility issues, including a miscarriage scare

Fuel the Fire by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Thrive by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

It’d take the impossible to hurt Connor Cobalt, even for a moment. At twenty-six, his narcissistic tendencies have made room for the people he loves. And he loves Rose. But when his love is threatened, when his greatest dreams with her are compromised — what is the cost then?

Love will guide his choices. For the first time in his life.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Outing
Paedophilia & grooming
Sexual assault
Child pornography mentioned
Child abuse & neglect
Abandonment
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Depression
Alcoholism
Sex addiction
Anxiety & panic attacks
Nightmares
Disordered weight & food thoughts
Bullying

Thrive by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Thrive by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

When rumours spread like wildfire—like having three-ways with her boyfriend’s rock climbing brother—Lily Calloway spirals into a dark place. Her bedroom. Loren Hale is more confident and determined to keep their sex life private, even from their friends, and he helps Lily in the only way he knows how. But how much love is too much? Their lives are filmed, watched, and criticised. And through it all, Lily and Loren have to face enemies they never thought they’d see, demons they don’t know if they should bury, and setba… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia & body shaming
Slut-shaming
Adult-minor relationship
Paedophilia & grooming
Sexual assault
Abandonment
Parental abuse
Alcoholism
Sex addiction
Nightmares
Disordered food & weight thoughts
Cancer
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Wrongful incarceration
Bullying

Addicted After All by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Addicted After All by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

Prepare for the worst. That’s what Lily and Lo try to do when Jonathan Hale schedules an “important” meeting. The problem: after being swept into the public eye and battling their addictions, they’re not sure what the worst is anymore. In a sea of many changes—including Ryke & Daisy living with them—Lily realizes that the best part of her fluctuating hormones might just be the worst. Her sex drive is out of control. Loren knows that she’s insatiable, but he’s not giving up on her. She’s too much a part of him. And as he carries more and more responsibility, some of the people that… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut shaming
Paedophilia & grooming
Sexual assault
Parental abuse & neglect
Sex addiction
Alcoholism
Cancer
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
PTSD & trauma
Social anxiety
Panic attacks
Nightmares
Car accident
Wrongful imprisonment
Bullying

Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. He just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption. And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia & body shaming
Slut-shaming
Adult-minor relationship
Paedophilia & grooming
Sexual assault
Abandonment
Parental abuse
Alcoholism
Sex addiction
Nightmares
Disordered food & weight thoughts
Cancer
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Wrongful incarceration
Bullying