This diverse and intriguing collection begins with three narrative practice papers.

Ncazelo Ncube provides new options for those working with children who have experienced abuse. Barbara Wingard provides a way to spark externalising conversations about lateral violence in Aboriginal communities. And Lincoln Simmonds offers reflections and options for practice in relation to narrative approaches to supervision consultations.

The second part of the journal, 'Border crossings', includes three papers that 'cross' boundaries or borders between narrative therapy ideas and other approaches to working with individuals and families.

The first is an interview with Daniel Bogue about family group conferencing, 'Reversing the trend: Families resolving and responding to their own problems of living'. There seems a considerable overlap in relation to the principles of family group conferencing and narrative ideas.

The second paper, from Razi Schachar, 'Combining relaxation and guided imagery with narrative practices in therapy with an incest survivor', explores how the author has used guided imagery alongside narrative practices.

Finally, psychiatrist SuEllen Hamkins discusses ways of bringing narrative practices to psychopharmacology. This is a follow-up to her very popular article we published some years ago about narrative approaches to psychiatric consultations.

These are three significant 'border crossings'. We look forward to your comments and reflections on them!