Issue 02 - 'Stories of Healing'

Soft Stir is an independent publication examining philosophies, culture, art and music through the eyes of diverse emerging Australian creatives.

Issue 02 - Stories of Healing, brings over thirty-five creatives – from writers and poets to artists and photographers – together to collaborate, reflect and experiment on what healing means for themselves and the world around us. 

Find: An interview between Ayebatonye Abrakasa and cover star Genesis Owusu on learning to sit within the flames of race, identity and anger. Ben Freeman pens a love letter to the queer rite of passage, the STI clinic. Lucia Tường Vy Nguyễn and Amy Kennett’s collaborative essay and photographic exploration of salving trauma through dreams. A moving ode to regeneration following the Black Summer bushfires by acclaimed First Nations poet, Dakota Feirer. A painted series by Tiarna Herczeg captures the longing of living off-Country. A hilariously absurdist script by the dynamic duo, Garden Reflexxx, unravels the mysteries of Gay Beach Town. 

Amongst the many explorations, one thing is clear – we are all healing from something.