I work and live alone. It’s just the way life has turned out. I live 3387.1 kilometres from my family on the scarp. My gay best friend moved 1932 kilometres from Melbourne to some tropical haven in Queensland. I have close friends in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Castlemaine, who keep in touch frequently when life doesn’t otherwise preoccupy them. I have close friends and neighbours in Melbourne who know I’ll call them when the chips are down. But it could take longer than a week for someone to come for me, such is the rhythm of my life. It might take two weeks. That’s how often my cleaner
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