This morning, I dawdled down the hallway after waking up. When I arrived in the kitchen, Dad was leaning back against the bench, with the...

“Really, Mum?” I attempted to reason with her. “I just don’t want to have to spend time with Geoff. No longer do I trust him given...

First thing when I arrived at the zoo, Whitlam, Zola and I let Primrose and Brindabella into their pools. The slither of sunlight over...

When we arrived at the zoo this morning, Whitlam ducked into the office to sign in for both of us. Around the other side of the building,...

My eyes opened, surrounded by the warmth of my bed. After a split-second, I remembered, just as I was prone to do in those first moments...

When I arrived at the hockey field, the earlier game had already commenced. Figures in green and gold, from the Baulkham Hills and...

“The zookeeper killed in a tiger attack at Perth Zoo has been identified as carnivore keeper Joel Donovan.” We should have been leaving....

The ceiling swam above me. Exhaustion pulsated through my veins. The television played softly with the sombre tune of the morning news. I...

“Just make sure that you go to the toilet before you start any veterinary procedure,” Jamila advised. “It’s not like you can do a tree...

My alarm blared this morning. I rolled over and turned it off, then closed my eyes again. After a moment’s peace, I remembered again. Six...

I awoke early, to the slither of light coming in beside the curtain. Ever so softly I could hear animals outside. I prayed, not with...

I woke up this morning with a smile on my face, in my regular bed downstairs at Greg and Natalie’s house. My sinuses felt blocked, so I...

I woke up early this morning, a wedding day buzz through my body. Sliding from bed, I didn’t bother with a shower. I dressed myself...

Nikki was going to take me back to the doctor. I did feel anxious, because I was concerned that I wouldn’t be able to go to Werribee....

This afternoon, I was sitting in the university library, studying. I heard footsteps. Glancing up, I noticed Robert stepping towards the...

The evening would be for smuggling takeaway into the nursing home where Grandpa, Geoff’s great-grandfather, was celebrating his...

You find out a lot in the Healesville office, not that I reckon I need to be here. There’s already been enough paperwork back home....

We played hockey away on Wednesday afternoon, for our final match of the regular season, before the semi-finals. “If we win today . . .”...

I dropped into the meeting room. Margie looked up from her computer screen, tapping the keyboard once and slipping her headphones down...

The Head of Carnivores appointment has been announced. This morning that was what I’d heard through the grapevine, thanks to a message...