Published in Overland Issue 237 Summer 2019 · Uncategorized Learning Jini Maxwell There is a very fine line between writing and just sitting down like the difference between asking and begging, a snowglobe and a crystal ball the most important distinctions can be the hardest to discern: a dropped plate, the beginning of violence; saying no, never answering at all; I once dreamt of the relief of leaving, or— was it of going with the comfort of a welcome return? A lake viewed from over an aeroplane’s wing. A cold coin in the world’s outstretched palm. Read the rest of Overland 237 If you enjoyed this piece, buy the issue Or subscribe and receive four brilliant issues for a year Jini Maxwell Jini Maxwell is a writer and curator based in Naarm. They co-curate Gay24, a film night for rare and radical queer and trans films. They are currently working on their first poetry collection. More by Jini Maxwell › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 5 June 20265 June 2026 · Friday Fiction Hobo portraits: Treadly Tim & the falling star Patrick Holland We crossed the half-buried railway line and the crazy man known as Treadly Tim turned a corner around the van park on Simeon Street and came toward us on his Malvern Star bicycle. 3 June 20263 June 2026 · Reviews The past in the object: Vanessa Berry’s Calendar Courtney Powell In her latest book, Calendar, Vanessa Berry explores the relationships that are formed between people and material culture, both fleeting and sentimental, and how they can come to represent us.
