“Are you right to go?” I asked. “Yes,” Reuben confirmed. As I followed him out the door, my phone vibrated within my pocket. We slipped...

“Harold Hammond’s retiring,” Reuben told me. “Who?” I asked, but he shot me a look while my memory rapidly jogged. “From Adelaide.” “Yes,...

Reuben dropped a newspaper on the table. I smiled, scooping the muesli in my bowl with a spoon. “Since when have you bought the paper?” I...

Rain thudded against the roof. It wasn’t the most auspicious start. Still, I walked out to the kitchen like nothing was the matter....

The calf went out into the exhibit for the first time this morning. Apparently, there’s going to be a public naming competition. There...

We stayed in the barn past midnight. Really, there wasn’t much which Reuben or I were able to do, the elephant aunties and keepers were...

This morning I woke up early and had a shower before walking out to the kitchen. I could already hear the kettle being boiled, and smell...

I was due to spend the morning at the vet hospital anyway, but I couldn’t help but feel banished. Reuben would be getting a call from...

There were labourers coming in to help with the reconstruction of the boardwalk which had been damaged by the fire. “That seems like a...

This morning, Reuben and I got up and dressed, downed our coffees, then prepared for another day out in the zoo. Exiting the front door,...

First thing this morning, I went to the marine precinct, where Melbourne Zoo’s Fiordland Crested Penguin pair are held. They were both...

“Good morning, Jumilah.” I awoke with a start to Reuben’s voice. “Good morning,” I echoed, sitting up. “What time is it? I promise, I set...

“When I spoke to Reuben yesterday, he said that I could come as soon as I wanted to,” I outlined. “So, I guess, this is me asking, can we...

Last thing I wanted to do was work on a Monday. That’s the day of the primate TAG meeting, but we were short-staffed because Maryam is...

When I got to work this morning, I knew that Patrick had originally been rostered on. I hoped that I would see him. We needed to talk....

“Perth’s two hours behind.” I consulted my watch, before pulling my hair back into a ponytail. “So I really don’t think that anything...

I touched down in Hobart to learn that work was short-staffed. “I’ve got to go, they need me,” I insisted, so we passed by home so that I...

This morning I woke up to the gentle music of the ocean. I got up and scampered up the stairs, walking out onto the balcony. Tiles cool...

I arose before dawn, getting dressed in the dark. Have the most marvellous time. X P A smile crept onto my lips. Uncle Luciano came to...

There was just one more shift for me to get through before I was leaving for Adelaide. Eight hours of work and then I could be on a plane...