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 15 April 202615 April 2026 · Climate politics The $67 billion climate betrayal: how Australia’s record fossil fuel subsidies fund global destruction Noa Wynn The contradictions aren't failures of implementation. They're the predictable result of a political system that has decided fossil fuel profits matter more than climate stability, more than the Great Barrier Reef, more than Pacific Islander lives, and more than the future habitability of the planet. 13 April 2026 · Disability The proletarianisation of disability support work: workers’ perspectives on the NDIS Nick Crowley Support workers, rather than creating objects, create a caring relationship. The scrupulous observance of organisational policies and ‘best practice’ codes is not sufficient to create such a relationship. This can only be created when workers take the time to understand their clients and build trusting, authentic, equal relationships with them.
