Rose and I arrived at the hockey field. After she parked the car, we both emerged from the vehicle. Rose walked around to the boot. She...

I pulled up the car outside Delilah’s house. Climbing out, I retrieved her present from the back seat, before locking the car and...

After we returned to Greg and Natalie’s house from the restaurant, Geoff flicked on the television. I kicked off my shoes, but left on my...

Absent-mindedly, I strolled through the university. I needed to leave soon to make sure that I arrived at the hockey fields in Parramatta...

Delilah arrived at Greg and Natalie’s house. We’d arranged to do some wedding planning while Nahum was training at the pool in nearby...

As the men in maroon and white piled on yet another try, Aaron burst to his feet. He swore loudly and threw his emptied plastic beer cup...

I wheeled the large-backed television out from the library storeroom, then wiped off the dust with my fingers. “I feel like we’re about...

“Welcome to another month, Nina,” Timmy greeted me as he passed through the automatic doors of the library, “and welcome to another...

We’d been invited to a housewarming party for the young couple who had moved into Hans’ old house. When we stepped through the front...

“Ah, I am not looking forward to winter coming,” Timmy lamented as he entered the library. As he removed his beanie and took his seat, I...

As soon as I awoke, I reached for my mobile phone. I called Geoff, still lying down. “Happy birthday to you,” I sung as soon as he...

“I played hockey today, as usual,” I divulged, when holding the news bear. “How did you go?” Ella wanted to know. “We won, one-nil,” I...

I pulled up the car outside Sofia’s family home early on the morning of the wedding. Stepping out, I shut the door behind me. From the...

Towards the end of the second half of the footy match, Geoff’s mobile phone beeped within my bag. Its text tone was slightly different to...

The news bear rested on Timmy’s knee, his arms folded in front of his chest. He seldom cradled it, and usually leaned back in his chair....

On Mothers’ Day, Dad drove us out to a nursery on the outskirts of Sydney, surrounded by rose bushes. He had booked lunch at the small...

It was the final meeting of the support group before Mothers’ Day, and I still couldn’t quite look at Lorelai, sitting hunched over in...

I awoke in the middle of the night, seeing smoke all around me. My heart jolting, I blinked a couple of times and reached for my phone to...

As I awoke this morning, I rolled over. The rush of Easter hit me, even though I doubted there would be chocolate eggs scattered...

Geoff finally took a break from packing for Goulburn. We ventured out to the football in the Sutherland Shire, with Aaron and Penelope,...