Published in Overland Issue 224.5 Spring fiction Cartoons The crucible Vivienne Cutbush Read the rest of ‘The idea of women’ fiction issue: ‘The world is fire’, by Ariane Both ‘If someone told me I was dying I would drink myself to death’, by Judyth Emanuel ‘Make my back burn’, by Fikret Pajalic ‘Raining price’, by Sally Breen Vivienne Cutbush Vivienne Cutbush is an emerging writer and artist currently based in Hobart, Tasmania. More by Vivienne Cutbush 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 First published in Overland Issue 228 27 January 2023 Cartoons In attacking us, they bring us together Sam Wallman 'What these bosses don't understand is that in attacking us, they bring us together.' (Paddy Crumlin, Maritime Union of Australia, Svitzer Rally November 2022) First published in Overland Issue 228 15 December 202216 December 2022 Cartoons Let them vote Sam Wallman At sixteen years old you're old enough to die in a war, have worked for two years, drive a car, leave school, pay taxes, get married, secure public housing, vote in over 15 other countries, have an existential crisis. Let 16+ year olds vote!