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March 1, 2017
Musing on the “Best” Time
Harking back to simpler times is something that only old people do. Sadly, I have started to do it. I have found myself saying to my son, “When I was a kid we…,” making the comparison in such a way that my childhood memory was a significantly better alternative than his childhood now. To me, […]
Flash Fiction 1st March 2017
Just in time for International Puppy Day on 23rd March, I give you a puppy romance. Enjoy! I pointed at him and said sternly, “Stay.” The puppy’s head cocked to one side, and his tongue lolled out of his mouth. He looked at me as if I was the only person in the entire world […]
February 12, 2017
Why Valentine’s Day isn’t for Everyone.
By that, I don’t mean the great, gaping divide between ‘partnered’ and ‘not-partnered’. It’s fairly obvious that those who are alone on Valentine’s Day won’t be shouting to the rooftops about it. They will be the ones discussing the crass commercialism, the way Valentine’s chocolates taste weird compared to normal chocolate and thanking whatever god they […]
February 7, 2017
Love and Gravity by Samantha Sotto
I read Samantha Sotto’s novel Love and Gravity in two sittings over one day, and loved it – 5 stars from me. Andrea Louviere is seven years old the first time he appears. While she’s alone in her bedroom, practicing her beloved cello, the light shivers and a crack forms in the wall. Through the […]
February 5, 2017
Writers should be Readers Too
Keeping myself honest as to the amount of reading I do as compared to writing is something I wanted to work on in 2017. So I signed up to the Australian Women’s Writers Challenge, to read at least six books by Australian Women (which won’t even be a problem since most of my friends on […]
January 22, 2017
Hello. My name is Bree and I Kill Houseplants.
I don’t mean to do it. It just happens. I go to Bunnings and buy a whole pile of beautiful, green, florally plants. I tenderly care for them. Then, I forget about them. Not that I neglect them on purpose, I seriously FORGET THEY ARE THERE. Once you’ve left a new plant alone, unwatered and […]
January 15, 2017
Socks, Teatowels and Time Portals
Everyone knows that washing baskets are time portals for socks. You can imagine the two socks, one in front of the swirling vortex, one with hair swishing everywhere, holding hands. “Don’t go! I’m not whole without you!” “I have to. Don’t wait for me.” And he pulls his hand out of his mates and disappears […]
January 12, 2017
Flash Fiction 15 January 2017
Sorry everyone – we’ve gone a bit dark today!! Don’t hold your breath. She screwed up her eyes tight, and tried to breathe normally. All the way out. But she couldn’t breathe back in. Panic washed over her. She couldn’t breathe back in. Just do it. It will all be over soon. Her head […]
January 8, 2017
I Love Red Lipstick.
Everyone has an opinion about red lipstick. And probably, most of those opinions are wrong. Let me explain. An extremely unprofessional (their words!) study at Huffpost suggested that men do like it, don’t like it, are turned off by it, are turned on by it, are scared of it… Studies have shown that women wearing red lipstick […]
January 1, 2017
Stay Happy in 2017 – Read More Books!
It might be naive of me, but I have high hopes for the world in 2017. Guaranteed, there are going to be changes. Some good, some… not so good. Some that will only affect a small portion of the population, or even only one or two, and some that will have a flow on effect […]
