I waited in the wings during yet another musical rehearsal, in the afternoon. My legs pumped to keep myself awake. Even though I played a...

“You need a change of scenery, my girl, to get your brain working,” Rose declared. “Really?” I squeaked out. “Yes, let’s go somewhere,...

Wearing my uniform, I stood behind the counter at the library. We were living on borrowed time during the shift, given that the library...

I arrived at Greg and Natalie’s house, knowing that Geoff would be there, given that he had a rostered day off. While I could have asked...

I tied my shoelace, then stood up and grabbed my hockey stick. Rose glanced over her shoulder. Once she noticed that I was following...

When I awoke, my mobile phone beside my bed was ringing. I reached over, grasping it and answering the call, from Aaron. “Hello Aaron,” I...

There was another musical rehearsal to be attended by the entire cast and crew. They had all been that way for a couple of months, which...

As soon as I awoke on the morning of Fathers’ Day, I threw back the covers and sat up suddenly, swinging my legs around and touching my...

Geoff and I sat in Parramatta Park, in the early hours of the morning. Aaron was standing up, arms outstretched, palms exposed to the...

The news bear was perched on Timmy’s knee, which was exposed past the hem of his beige cargo shorts. Days were warming up now that winter...

“My goodness, Nina, it’s after 1am,” Geoff commented. He padded back down the stairs into the living room. “You can go home and get some...

I carefully packed the book that I needed to take home to fix into my bag, then ambled over to the stack of chairs to unpack them into a...

After the traffic lights changed, I turned left into the crematorium where Uncle Patrick’s funeral would be held. I drove up the slope...

I was sitting on Geoff’s bed, cross-legged, at nearly three in the morning. Geoff was lounging around on the floor, knees bent and ankles...

“Uncle Patrick’s funeral will be on Tuesday,” Natalie revealed over dinner. Dad bobbed his head, before slicing his piece of baked fish...

After my lecture had concluded, I dawdled out of the university and slipped into Natalie’s car. “Thank you for picking me up,” I told...

When I started getting out the chairs, I paused to think for a moment. It would be too painful to provide a chair for Natalia, at least...

This morning, I was exhausted, because I spent far too many nights wide awake with Mum and bags of lollies. With the television playing...

It was sometime between one and two in the morning when Mum strolled into my bedroom. I was seated at my desk with the lamp turned on, an...

It was sometime that was so ridiculously late at night that it could actually be considered morning. Mitchell always reckoned that it...