FROM THE ARCHIVE Volume 4: Touch Wood "The tree has arms. The sky has eyes. We will drink water from the river, on the way to ourselves." From "Two Poems Translated in English with the Original in Russian" by Ivan de Monbrison, in Sudo Journal v4. sudojournal.com/touch-wood-2/

FROM THE ARCHIVE Volume 2: Hot Under the Collar "A silver mask, eerily animated, in perfect repose, faces the worshippers. Serene and benign but still powerful. Enduring." From "Take Me to Church" by Tina Morganella, in Sudo Journal volume 2. sudojournal.com/hot-under-the-…

FROM THE ARCHIVE Vol 2: Hot Under the Collar "The feeling I had was akin to that feeling you get when you’re watching a movie with your parents and a sex scene comes on. It was silently, yet undeniably, awkward." "Ways of Seeing Sex" by Emma Maguire. sudojournal.com/hot-under-the-…

In case you missed it: Jade Croft and I wrote a piece on our experiences of studying the humanities in regional Australia and how they're at the pointy end of a long, international decline in the humanities in the English-speaking world doi.org/10.56449/14631…

FROM THE ARCHIVE Vol 3: Burning Bridges "Suddenly he hoisted the sledgehammer over his head then brought it down top of the TV with impressive force and stunning violence." From "Uncle Kev" by Peter Horgan. sudojournal.com/burning-bridge…

We at the Review mourn the loss of Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-2025). In celebration of his life and work, we’ve unlocked his Art of Fiction interview from our archive. theparisreview.org/interviews/228…

FROM THE ARCHIVE Vol 3: Burning Bridges "She is happy that their sadness and anxiety was temporary and had a fixed locus. But she is also reminded that her sadness was never their sadness at all." From "Stop the Bus and Pray for Me" by Lianda Burrows. shorturl.at/AJZSW

FROM THE ARCHIVE Volume 3: Burning Bridges "And you, Narcissus? You will burn in those foul, dark flames. The forest pool in which you find your deeply loved reflection will evaporate in the heat." From "Risen" by Amy Windsor. sudojournal.com/burning-bridge…

FROM THE ARCHIVE Volume 4: Touch Wood ""Honestly,” the internet sensation demanded of its audience, “haven’t you anything better to do? Read Voltaire. Read Wittgenstein. Read. Anything. You plonkers.”" From "Possum Hunt" by Jane Downing. sudojournal.com/touch-wood-2/

FROM THE ARCHIVE "A policeman arrived just in time, yet he did not clap a single man into handcuffs. Instead he simply clapped. Elsie was dumbstruck; he had actually given the mob a round of applause." "Here on the Home Front" by Rodney Williams. shorturl.at/gf6nM

FROM THE ARCHIVE Vol 1: Blood, Sweat and Tears "The men and machines were moved out and the land the airfields sat on sold off. For many fields this was the inevitable outcome; Reid River was no different." From "A Retrospective..." by Andrew Sibley. shorturl.at/Px5q3

FROM THE ARCHIVE Volume 1: Blood, Sweat and Tears "O but that thump thump thump Is only the cry of life awaiting Death. The pulse of these veins Pumps in vain like anchors Drowing in a well." From "Sinking" by Toddryck Noël, in Sūdō Journal volume 1. shorturl.at/Px5q3

This entire situation is so shameful. Ren Wyld is an uncompromising advocate for humanity and justice for all oppressed peoples. She has been honest about the challenges of funding writing work in this economy. This is a devastating blow to a staunch Blak writer’s livelihood.

The Australian première of Existence is Resistance with Louis Armand in the heart of the nation's cultural scene (i.e. Townsville, northern Queensland), courtesy of Sudo Journal with support from Foundation for Australian Literary Studies and Mary Who? Bookshop

FROM THE ARCHIVE Vol 4: Touch Wood "I am, by nature or by trauma (or both) a competitive perfectionist type, with the added bonus of low self-esteem." From "Change is Coming, Change is Here" by Rebekah Lisciandro. shorturl.at/omSCu

FROM THE ARCHIVE Volume 4: Touch Wood "Her child—starving on airless blood Her breath—uncaught and drowned Her breasts—buoyed and bloated Not sculpted" From "Women of Pearling: Bedford Park" by CE Collins, in Sūdō Journal volume 4. sudojournal.com/touch-wood-2/

FROM THE ARCHIVE Volume 2: Hot Under the Collar "Travis says nothing as gets his breath back. He stares straight ahead as speed runs hard through his brain. The sensation is electric but he knows he has a job to do." From "Wonderland" by Sean O'Leary. sudojournal.com/hot-under-the-…

FROM THE ARCHIVE Vol 1: Blood, Sweat and Tears "Feminine substantiality covers the contours of formerly patriarchical social space: sickening, fuggy air fills our nostrils to the brim..." From "Soft, Black, and Liquid" by Mark Horvath. shorturl.at/5XH5l