Waking up this morning, I ducked into the bathroom and had a quick shower, washing my hair before getting changed into my uniform. While...

I was seated at my desk this morning, my feet bare and my ankles loosely crossed. My mobile phone was placed in the far corner of the...

I continued to watch out the window as we departed from Shoal Bay, until my neck started to ache if I wanted to spot the apartment block....

I called Isobel this morning, to check in on the clouded leopards. It would have been doubly early with South Australia being half an...

This morning when we arrived at the zoo, Whitlam and I drove out onto the savannah to feed the animals their breakfast. “Where else would...

To my surprise, it was gloomy and raining when I awoke on the first morning at Shoal Bay. Yet, I ambled down the hallway with something...

Now that the hockey season was over, I was no longer rushing to get to work at the library on the first Wednesday afternoon in October....

This morning I awoke to an eerily quiet house, which normally wouldn’t have bothered me. I rolled onto my side, reaching for my phone as...

I awoke this morning to a gentle but persistent sound of breathing, which brought me into a seated position pretty quickly. Through the...

“Have you pulled up alright?” Whitlam checked. “Yes, sir,” I responded. I patted one hand over my head to secure a few wispy, stray...

Dad knocked first on the door of our grandparents’ home in Bankstown, a heritage-painted terrace which they’d downsized to. We waited for...

The house was flooded with golden light in the morning, so I didn’t need an alarm. I managed to be up before the others, so I took my...

I strolled over the hill. Around my feet, the long grass swayed. When I reached the crest, I noticed Debbie. She was seated cross-legged...

“Joel was a carnivore keeper. The tigers were part of his morning rounds.” The sound of Bill Nevill’s voice was unmistakable. Jamila was...

I stepped onto the hockey field, with the grand final just seconds away from commencing. My heart was thudding within my chest, because I...

Hamish escorted me to the hippo exhibit. I kept my thoughts to myself that I was more than capable, especially seeing as Whitlam was...

“One of the vervet monkeys died.” “Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that.” “Thank you,” Hamish replied, running one hand over the nape of his...

My heart thudded within my chest. Of course, I had received animals before, when I was at Melbourne Zoo – that’s how I’d met Joel. My...

When my mobile phone beeped, I glanced over and fetched it from the bed. Can u get onto the uni server?; Lexie had asked. I opened an...

I woke up this morning with something of a startle, taking an extra moment to adjust to the harsh Perth light, and the fact that I was no...