I was placing out the chairs on the library floor, when Zipporah rushed in. There was a teenage girl by her side, with matching dark...

I entered the café around the same time as the Lavers. “Hello,” Jessa gushed, just as enthusiastic as I remembered her to be. “I know I...

Noel placed the cake on the table. It was choc-chip ice cream, covered with hardened topping. Timmy followed after with a box of matches,...

At the sight of the oak trees, I knew that I was on the right street. It had been a while since we’d visited the Lavers, Belinda being...

Clouds hovered in the chilly air this afternoon when Mum swept into the driveway. She parked on the grass, then the two of us trudged...

Tonight, I was handed the news bear first. “I’ve had a bit of a big week,” I revealed. “Mitchell’s best friend Geoff, his...

Mum began reversing out of the garage this morning. I was sitting in the passenger seat with my backpack at my feet. Lizzie, Dani and...

I’d returned home from the city in the early hours of the morning, trying to creep in quietly. Feeling a little spaced-out, I put the...

As the wind picked up, rain thudded against the windowpane. I was glad that I was at home, rather than being out in the cold. Yet, I...

When we got into the car, the radio was playing. Mum turned it down. “Sorry,” she apologised, although I didn’t really know why. “I’ve...

Stepping out onto the hockey field, the sun warmed my arms. A smile came onto my lips as I reached my position for that match, in the...

This morning, I pulled up our car in the carpark near Rydalmere wharf. I stepped out of the car and glanced around, looking for Rod’s...

My eyes were fixed on my exercise book. I was sitting at a dirty picnic table at the edge of the university quadrangle, on a sunny but...

As the train pulled into Circular Quay station, the magnificent view of the harbour was revealed. Still it left me agasp with its immense...

Katie and I were sitting beside the counter. Even though the library had recently closed, there were still books to process. When I heard...

The television studios were only one stop down the train line from university. I wanted to make amends with Clara, to prevent the...

I slipped into the theatre for my Contemporary History lecture, finding a seat next to Lexie. “How are you?” she greeted me, her voice...

I parked our car by the kerb outside the church in Hornsby, then stepped out and scurried around to the footpath. Opening the passenger...

In between my lectures, I ducked out from the university to attend Lorelai’s commemoration. Amongst the hills at Newington Armory, a...

During my lecture, I could feel my phone vibrating within my bag against my leg. While I couldn’t have known who was calling without...