The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See Book Review
The gorgeous cover got me in but that intriguing story pinned me down. Told over eight decades, this is the story of women’s friendship and …
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Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
This is my second Dennis Lehane book. I read the last one a number of years ago and remember it as a gritty story set …
Dream Train
Steam lifts from the station’s faded, pockmarked platformSweat prickles around my templesI boardTrain movement lethargic on a warm dayLike meNo relief after the stormI doze …
My Six Day Old Daughter at a Wedding
It isn’t my weddingBut my heart is with anotherIt is not with me The bride had it, smiling, speaking with guestsbut she is now passing …
The Rival
You never come to the door anymore, Flatmate, the unwilling deputy, pushes it open again Silently All out of small talk, she’s evaporated I trudge …
The Photo
At the time it was taken I thought it was just another photo of the four of us. Just another photo celebrating a birthday. The …
Alex’s Song
We are gliding along in our car in mid-Spring, travelling through the green, rolling countryside of rural Victoria. I have my musical choices playing through …
Back to School
I gently place my hand on the top of the cool, smooth metal gate and it squeaks a welcome as I step off the footpath …
Lily
The last time he saw her was at his father’s funeral. It took a moment only to notice the vaguely familiar face but it wasn’t …
Why Broken Hill?
A couple of people I spoke to before we left nodded and said enthusiastically that they “loved the place” but others looked a little quizzical …