This morning when we arrived at the vet clinic, Thomas had a field trip for Tallulah and I. We got into the car, taking Paul the platypus...

“Do you mind if Tallulah comes over tomorrow night?” “Yeah, that’s fine,” Mum allowed, as her toast popped out of the toaster. “It will...

First thing this morning, Mum dropped me off at uni on her way to work, in time for my lecture. I slipped into the theatre, a little...

I was lying face down on my bed, with the Sunday afternoon rugby league on the television. No amount of fear of the consequences of not...

This morning I woke up and migrated to my desk, knowing that I needed to get some study done before we were due to go out for dinner in...

Dad pulled his car in under the carport. We emerged from the vehicle, to head inside for our regular Friday night dinner with the...

When driving home from the university, Mum called Uncle Carlos on the handsfree. “Hello, Carlos del Reyan speaking,” he answered the...

Rain teemed down my bedroom window, as I sat at my desk, the room only illuminated by my lamp. Hearing a car outside, I sensed that Dad...

I heard my alarm, awaking with a jolt. I’d expected to feel more dead than I did. I turned it off, then got out of bed and changed...

I looked out through the window at the open fields and the vast blue sky. Only a couple of fluffy clouds hovered in the distance. A smile...

This morning, I lay in bed when my phone rang. Startling, I rolled over and took it off the charger so that I could answer the call....

“Thanks for driving me,” I said as I got into the backseat of Maryam’s car. “That’s alright,” she assured, as I fastened my seatbelt....

“Are you sure that you’ll be alright to be here by yourself today?” Mum asked as she raced into the room, bustling on her way to leave...

There was no primate TAG meeting today, for Easter Monday. Next week is ANZAC Day, so the discussion about the Javan Gibbon program will...

As Geoff promised, we collected my car in the morning. From there we set off towards Goulburn. I felt a little queasy in the back of the...

Mum, Dad and I had agreed that we’d go and pick up Uwak Andrew and Kem, to take them to church with us for Easter Sunday. We would meet...

I found myself waking up with a smile on my face, beautiful light leaking in through the gap in the curtains. It’s the wedding day. Not...

I braced myself for working the Thursday before Good Friday. The shops only close for twenty-four hours, yet everyone treats it like it’s...

When we stepped out of the lecture theatre, Lizzie was glued to her phone. “Oh my goodness,” she blurted out, pausing. “What?” I asked,...

“How was your trip up the coast, Nina?” Timmy asked. “Good, thanks,” I answered after a moment, regaining my concentration as we set out...