Roger Chao

Roger Chao is a writer based in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, where the forest and local community inspire his writings. Passionate about social justice, Roger strives to use his writing to engage audiences to think critically about the role they can play in making a difference.

Operation Sovereign Borders: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure

WELCOME, DEAR READER! IT’S TIME TO BEGIN, A TALE OF ESCAPE, WHERE HOPE GIVES IN. YOU’RE SEEKING A HOME, A…

2 weeks ago

The Lantern Carriers

In the town of Latchmere Vale, where cobbled paths entwine, The nights are dim, the fog is thick, the stars…

2 weeks ago

The Gilded Throne

I drove through a dust-bitten stretch of America where the billboards flicker and sag, Old campaign signs bleach under decades…

2 weeks ago

Battle Cry of the Unbowed

In this hallowed land downunder, where change is underway, Lies a spark, untamed and fierce, that will not fade away.…

4 weeks ago

Say it

Start by saying, “I don’t see colour.” Say it like it erases history, like it makes you virtuous, like the…

4 weeks ago

The Silent Truth

In the tumult of a raging battle, beneath the echoing cries, Where shadows merge with fading lights, the silent truth…

4 weeks ago

The Watchers

In the hush of evening they arrived, five silent shapes in cloaks of night, Drifting like ghosts through the village…

1 month ago

Not in my name

In this quiet hour, I summon words, a humble man amidst shadows long, To speak of wounds not my own,…

1 month ago

The Holy Creed of Carbonus Rex

In the land of Terra Firma, where the sun doth brightly shine, There arose a curious sect, with a doctrine…

1 month ago

A Nation of Apologies

Australia, land of Altjira, of oceans wild and skies untamed, Where stories of the Jukurrpa are told in songlines proclaimed.…

1 month ago