I slipped into the back seat of Mum’s car. She looked over her shoulder at me. “You didn’t have your phone with you today, did you?” Mum...

A number of us were rocking forward on our plastic library chairs, shaking with worry and concern. It didn’t seem like that long ago that...

The afternoon news on the television played as a soundtrack. I changed out of my work uniform and into a hot pink single top and white...

Dad pulled the car into an empty spot. We piled out of it with our bags of food, into the concrete carpark at Seven Hills Train Station....

My phone beeped. I reached across and grabbed it from the shelf. There was one new message, from Delilah. Hi Nina, Hope you’re going...

Penelope beamed, holding up her bouquet. “Are you ready?” I asked. “Never been more ready.” I adjusted her veil. “Let’s get you married.”...

I was still packing away library books, while Dean rested against a shelf. I felt like we were a day ahead in the week. Yet, it was still...

As soon as I spotted the booth, Penelope rose to her feet and rushed over. She wrapped me into a tight embrace. “My goodness, Nina, I’ve...

Geoff lay in his hospital bed, still laden down by thick white bandages. “Oh,” he spoke up, “would you be able to give me my phone,...

Praying for you all this evening. Will pass on your apologies to the group. Are you comfortable with me letting them know? – Timmy The...

It was Monday night, one of the first warm evenings of the coming summer. Greg, Natalie and Geoff were coming over for dinner after work....

Collaroy housed a building painted in modern colours, with our lodgings hidden down the hill in the trees. From where the minibus pulled...

We were afforded the luxury of single beds for our spa weekend away, rather than having to share. By the time I woke up, the others had...

“You’re not coming to dinner tonight, are you?” Mum checked when I walked into the kitchen. “No,” I confirmed. “I’m not. We’re staying...

“Alright, I’m off.” Nahum leaned down a pressed a kiss to Delilah’s cheek. “Have fun, but not too much.” He grinned cheekily. Delilah...

CW: Sexual assault Just as I switched on the radio to go off to sleep, I noticed the porchlight flick on. My heart started beating a...

I waited at the university library until the call from Geoff, to announce that he had arrived to drive us north for Lizzie’s birthday...

Geoff and I were lying in bed, the bedsheet draped over us, the fan swirling above us. The warmth of our bodies seeped through to warm...

The sky was already brooding as I drove the short journey from my place to the Devereux home in Castle Hill. I crossed Geoff in the...

I wandered outside into the seat to check the letterbox, having heard the zip of the postie’s motorbike within the past hour. On this...