Hope
The plane finally landed with a thud, then ground to a halt. I waited for a moment. “Alright, I think that we’re good to go.” I fastened...
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From the Wild
Jan 6, 20225 min read
Catch
I didn’t need an alarm to wake me up, even before dawn. It had been a restless night. “Are you dressed?” Mohammed asked, appearing in the...
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From the Wild
Jan 5, 20226 min read
Next
While we drove to the airport, I called Wayne. He didn’t answer, but this didn’t surprise me, as I figured he would be working. “Hi,...
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From the Wild
Jan 4, 20228 min read
Escalation
As soon as I placed down the ‘closed’ sign on my checkout just after four o’clock this afternoon, I jolt of adrenaline rushed through me....
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From the Wild
Jan 3, 20228 min read
Friends
“Are you going to call your mother again?” Dad asked Mum. I was making my way out to the kitchen, to have breakfast. He was eating honey...
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From the Wild
Jan 2, 20222 min read
Tied
The sky was a dark and threatening shade of grey when I returned home by bicycle from my shift at the supermarket. Staring upwards on the...
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From the Wild
Jan 1, 20222 min read
Back
The shopping mall in Sorell is T-shaped. In order to get to the supermarket, you have to stroll along the vertical bar of the T, then...
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From the Wild
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Riddance
Around dinner time, the doorbell rang. I immediately leapt up from the couch. Once I’d stepped from the lounge room, I headed down the...
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From the Wild
Dec 30, 20212 min read
Unanswered
Mum brought me toast and cups of tea, while I was lying in bed. I wasn’t rostered on at work, because I was still supposed to be in...
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From the Wild
Dec 29, 20213 min read
Home
The sun had just risen upon our landing in Sydney, so the sky was a sea of very pale, pastel blue. I stood in front of a floor-to-ceiling...
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From the Wild
Dec 28, 20216 min read
Bound
Midway through the day, after we had checked on all the animals in the morning, Nanek and I climbed into the car. My suitcase was on the...
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From the Wild
Dec 27, 20217 min read
Mourning
I awoke this morning to a sore leg and a familiar ringing sound, so I scrambled across the lounge to answer the phone. It didn’t seem to...
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From the Wild
Dec 26, 202112 min read
Sumatra
CW: Gun violence, death. The plane touched down on the runway with a thud and I immediately felt a shock of adrenaline to my heart....
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Abbey Sim
Apr 25, 20213 min read
'Sexless in the City' and the varying stories of deconstruction
After I left my first church, I told a lot of people that I became more serious about my faith when I was in a less conservative...
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Abbey Sim
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Why Being Pro-Life is More Than Just Being Anti-Abortion
Confession time: I haven't always considered myself pro-life. Even whilst I was a Christian, I used to not be bothered by abortion, not...
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Abbey Sim
Mar 23, 20211 min read
What we haven't said about IWD (Lent 4)
Earlier this month was International Women's Day, March 8, what would have been my beloved last great grandmother's 102nd birthday. It...
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