Published in Overland Issue 237 Summer 2019 · Uncategorized Nature strip tease Harriet McInerney The circadian rhythm of the footpath gets messy on wk/ends. In the early morning I break out in a dew. My tote bag needs a good wash, I think, waiting for the Uber Pool. If a woman has no sidewalk then we will imagine one for her. The nature strip is not lush but trodden. An ideological position can never be really successful until it is naturalised. And the Uber Pool still hasn’t arrived while I eye the resilience of a kikuyu lawn. I bought a litre of coconut water for my health, and a kilo of corner store for my rental crisis. That’s normal, right? The parking inspector will inspect empty space. So just push through the greenery to show me something natural (Like an ass with some stretch marks). Let your nature strip go to seed, your self-care be squandered here in the circadian mess of strangers & watch the footpath, always. Italicised lines from: Anne Boyer, Garments against Women Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism Kendrick Lamar, ‘HUMBLE’ Harriet McInerney Harriet McInerney is a Sydney-based writer. She is the author of Houseplant (SOd) and was shortlisted for the 2018 TLB Experimental Non-Fiction Prize. More by Harriet McInerney › 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 24 April 2024 · History Anzac Day and the half-remembered history of the Anzacs in Palestine Bill Abrahams and Lucy Honan Schools are deliberate targets for government-funded mystification about Australia’s role in wars. Such instances of official remembrance crowd out the realities of war, and the consequences of Australia’s role in imperialism. As teachers, we should strive to resist this, and we should introduce our students to a fuller understanding of the history of the Anzacs. 22 April 2024 · Gaming Game-death in infinite game-worlds: Darkest Dungeon 2 Josie/Jocelyn Suzanne Death is the ultimate stamp of value. It was invented to sell arcade-like 1 Up repetition to the home market. To read politics in videogames is to learn to read necropolitically, which is why gamers don’t like politics.