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...

When I returned home, the phone was ringing. I raced across to answer it. “Hello, Jumilah Fioray speaking.” I took a moment to take a...

“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...

The midday sun afforded slight warmth over Acarda Zoo. Finches faintly chatted within a mesh aviary as I swapped dung’s aroma for green...

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 exciting this morning to get up early and drive out to the airport in the van, to collect our Romeo. As I was paused at the...

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 rose under a powder blue sky, body coursing with anticipation. Jelita’s first birthday marked an important milestone for Acarda Zoo. We...

I took Mawar the gibbon to the vet. “Good morning, Jumilah, how are you?” Doctor Thomas greeted me outside the clinic at Dodges Ferry....

I stepped out the back door into the morning light. My lips curved into a smile as I listened to the song of the gibbon and siamang pairs...

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,...

There were Easter eggs scattered across the floor. My mind drew me back to a year prior. This time, we’d gathered not at the Devereux...

Within the Catholic and Protestant Christian traditions, today is marked as Good Friday, Easter Friday, Holy Friday, the day when we...

After hearing the doorbell, I walked down the hallway, opening the front door to reveal Rose standing on the other side, all rugged up...

I stepped off the train at Woolooware Station. A chill slithered down my spine. I reached across and gripped Geoff’s hand and gave it a...