This One Time I Accidentally Impersonated a D-List Starlet
This One Time, maybe ten years ago, I decided I was sick of wearing glasses and would laser my eyeballs. Only two places did it …
Tag: Writing
A brief history of the word ‘innocent’
Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel,Mary (virgin, not whore). Be persecuted. Be a heroine.Just make sure you’re fuckingInnocent.Otherwise you deserve this,your unbecoming. By all means, be …
Tennis
The baby pink racquet was extracted from its case with its mate and placed on the table. “Thanks so much.” In the flurry of activity …
Chickens!
The chickens free range as nature intended. There’s a professionally built fenced area around the backyard, designed to keep a very springy Springer Spaniel in. …
The Walk
It’s always a struggle just to get out of the house. There’s the desire to walk, and the need, and the opportunity. Then there’s the …
Once There Was a Village – Now There Is Selfcare
Meet JaneJane is struggling to keep things togetherJane reaches out looking for helpThe People shake their heads and say I know it’s tough isn’t it?It’s …
This One Time: Under Bunjil’s Watchful Gaze
Before I begin, I would like to pay my respects to the Elders, past, present, and emerging of the Wurundjeri and extend this out to …
The Lap
Is there anything quite as niceAs sitting comfortablyWith a cat on your lap? That gentle warmth and weightPressing you downTrapping you in place. The slow …
Lost in the City
“I used to live in Pakenham.” She spat the first syllable of the place out. She said it with a certain shock like she could …
Song of My Husband After Encountering an Unspecified Animal During His Night-time Run
Verse:I’d never even heard of wildPanthersIn the hills before, I grew up in CanberraSo how could I have imagined itWhen I didn’t know theStories? Chorus:I …