The Age is declaring the nation’s fate rests with five men (two represent the areas surrounding where I grew up).

The news and social media are understandably alive this morning with post-mortems and campaign critiquing. I have seen reports of people being afraid (or outraged) that this election result might boil down to behind-the-scenes deal-making.

This air of uncertainty and perplexity, and the lack of discernible immediate future that surrounds us this morning? Do you know what it’s made me wonder?

I’m wondering if we’re experiencing but a taste of what asylum seekers feel every day.

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity