AZ Pascoe

AZ Pascoe is an Australian writer, working on Gadigal land in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Passionate about language in all forms, she is aided (or hindered) by two cheeky little cat-muses in her creative pursuits. Her work is inspired by the fragility of relationships, everything uniquely Australian, and those subtle moments in life that are so vital, but so easily missed. Her story ‘Three China Cups’ was shortlisted for the 2019 Lip Magazine Rachel Funari Prize while other stories have been published by Stringybark Stories and Mary River Press Services. She recently published her first book, Reg Pascoe: The Vet They Called God.

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4 November 20234 November 2023 · Main Posts

Coal stains

AZ Pascoe

Nothing divides us like mining. Even things that rip your heart outta your chest and grind it into a bloody pulp – that woman, her kids, burning in their car – we spend a bit of time with our knickers twisted, get distracted and let it go again. But coal mining? The fissures of it run through us like ley lines. We need it; it’s destroying the planet. We love it. We hate it.