On the afternoon of Mitchell’s birthday, I tucked myself under the heavy covers. I heard the vibration of my phone, but didn’t check it....

Dad pulled up outside the garage door. He got out of the car to open it and let us in. “What do you think about paragliding?” “Really?...

When I walked out to the kitchen, I was greeted by a display on the bench – bottles of sauce and spice queuing to barricade the coffee...

Jessa and Jamal’s wedding day dawned. It was a grey day in the city, but I didn’t think that it would rain. We walked along the Bridge...

My hand was curled around a glass, while I was sitting on the lounge and peering down the hallway, as Dad arrived back home. “Hello,” I...

The library was open, even though most offices were closed. Across the room, I walked laps carrying stacks of five books at a time, back...

My brown eyes burst open midway through the first morning of the new year, clutching the pink bedsheet in front of my chest and staring...

I scurried up the couple of steps in the split-level restaurant in Crows Nest, and spotted Geoff’s Uncle Sandy sitting at a long table,...

Geoff took my hand, casually, as we ambled along the gleaming footpath, soaking in the late afternoon sun. Sofia and Ashton were sitting...

Bella and I were standing in the kitchen at her house, having dawdled back inside to collect dessert. “Hey, Nina.” Bella paused and...

Out the window, I noticed Lizzie’s green car pull into the driveway. Grabbing my mobile phone and dropping it into my bag, I stood. I...

Rain continuously leaked from the grey sky as we drove to Greg, Natalie and Geoff’s house. We pulled up under the carport and climbed out...

I buttoned up Geoff’s shirt, leaving the top one undone to expose a little bit of casual neck, and a hint of freckled chest. “You look...

I liked Drummoyne, beside the Parramatta River, with the Gladesville Bridge curved over it. It wasn’t far from Uncle Sandy’s house at...

Upon arriving at the library, I stashed my gift for Zipporah, Natalia and the baby in the staffroom, to bring back out later. “Hi,...

Sure enough, I awoke with a hangover. I paid lip service to cleaning up, then lounged around for a bit until Mum and Dad convinced me to...

This morning I woke up and it occurred to me I’d never opened my birthday presents. I rubbed my hands together, then emerged from bed and...

I rolled onto my side. Nineteen. I breathed out, barely believing it. My chest didn’t feel any lighter. Faintly I thought I could smell...

“Christmas is two weeks away,” Timmy reminded me as we were putting out the chairs for the support group meeting. My heart started to...

When I woke up this morning, I felt a little disorientated, until I woke up and remembered, my chest feeling heavy. My head ached from...