Sudo Journal

A journal from the fringes of civilised society.
Volume 6 submissions open now!

Cover image: “Heart on a Wire“ (CC0 1.0 Universal) by Alan Levine.

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Volume 6: Disconnect is now live!

In this sixth volume of Sūdō Journal, we hope you find, as we did, both solace and a call to action; connection in a time of division; something worth striving for.

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The seventh volume of Sūdō Journal asks what lies on borders, edges, and in-betweens. What are the liminal spaces and shadowlands we exist within? Who, or what, is slipping through the cracks? And who do borders serve, anyway?

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We want to read your work! Submissions are now open for Sūdō Journal volume 7: "Borderline." Submissions close June 30, 2026 for our December 2026 issue.
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Read Jane Downing's "About a Friend" now in Sūdō Journal Volume 6: Disconnect. https://t.co/QSqZpyIwTk

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''I’m no fool. His eyes moved off my lips, the spell was broken and I recognised his charm as the type my dad called smarmy. You couldn’t help falling for it in the moment; you’d be desperate to scrub it off your skin after the fact."

[A.Valliard @AValliard]

I wrote this piece during a vestibular migraine (caused by the hideous waltz of the world), and Sūdō Journal has kindly published it in their latest illumined volume. Prithee send it to the Insouciant in YOUR life! https://t.co/4aYUL2YDpN

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More from the latest volume of @Sudo_Journal with @readingrevival's banger

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This latest volume of @Sudo_Journal is bookended with pieces that are adapted from talks given at Townsville's Celebrating our Local Writers events in 2024 (me) and 2026 (@tenille_mc). Tenille's is a wonderful bit of fire from the pulpit!

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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.

https://t.co/rbAqEl3mcE

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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.

https://t.co/rWJAVMXxxc

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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.

https://t.co/C7S7itpwEa

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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.

https://t.co/JfTXWmlUeE

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This entire situation is so shameful. @1KarenWyld 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.

[NomDeNonWayne @NonwayneWayne]

The Australian première of Existence is Resistance with @LouisArmxnd in the heart of the nation's cultural scene (i.e. Townsville, northern Queensland), courtesy of @Sudo_Journal with support from @FALS_AUSLIT and Mary Who? Bookshop

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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.

https://t.co/1cpPpR0Q4Y

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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.
https://t.co/1cpPpR0Q4Y

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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.

https://t.co/nqPSQRqHRW

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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.

https://t.co/C7S7itpwEa

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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.

https://t.co/zpE0Q8E9wN

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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.

https://t.co/1NAzeQ7YYk