“Firstly,” Timmy began the support group meeting, “thank you to everyone who came last night. It is really important to come together,...

I pulled up the car in a space I eventually found in Parramatta. Retrieving my handbag from the front passenger seat, I stepped out once...

There was a lull in the library, between its closure at 5pm and the arrival of the others from the support group, starting from around...

This evening, I braided my hair, desperately trying to remember how Mitchell had done it for so many years throughout my childhood. Dad...

I turned the corner at the hospital, in pursuit of Mum’s office. Simon was seated on one of the padded chairs, head bowed. His palms were...

I waited outside the library this evening, in the cold breeze. “Hi, Nina,” Timmy greeted me. “Hello,” I responded, “I’m waiting for the...

“I’m going out this afternoon,” I noted. “I’ve tracked down Ashton Fernando’s girlfriend. We’re going to go to a café and I’m going to...

Early this morning, I flipped open the phonebook. I flicked through the thin pages to find the number of the television station. “You...

This afternoon, I collapsed straight into bed after returning home from university. I had fallen asleep four times during my last...

We sat around in a circle, with two chairs still empty, waiting for Zipporah and Natalia. Eventually, the automatic doors parted and...

I stepped into the ensuite and pulled open the top drawer, to retrieve my toothbrush. Beside it, Mitchell’s blue toothbrush watched, its...

CW: Transphobia, violence. I walked out the front of the house, gazing up through the fine jacaranda leaves. Across the street were...

This morning, Dad pulled up his car underneath Greg and Natalie’s carport. We climbed out of the car and ambled up to the front door....

Having finished uni for the semester meant that I was home during the day. This left me ample time online. There were plenty of jobs...

I was at Greg and Natalie’s place in the afternoon, having spent the day sorting photos. Hearing footsteps coming back up the stairs, I...

When my alarm sounded, I woke up with a jolt, then rolled onto my side. After switching it off, I gave myself a moment to breathe. I only...

“The successful finalists are Callista Lucas and Nina del Reyan.” My breath caught within my throat, as the audience started to applaud....

After hockey, then work, I felt exhausted, so I drove home. I was running late by the time I returned to the library for the support...

I pulled up at the church and stepped out of the car, locking the door behind me and ambling down the path towards the doors. “Hello,...

This afternoon, I waited with bated breath, for Zipporah to arrive. “Hello, Nina,” Timmy greeted me when he passed through the automatic...