SUPPER Elaine and Maria met the girls outside the house. They ordered Melissa and Rose to unstrap Michael and bring him inside. Michael tried to object when the girls hauled him up from inside the pram. He found it annoying, too intimate and intrusive, that Melissa and Rose were allowed to handle him. They were in his opinion far too young and therefore no...
This story is set in Australia, and for the sake of clarity, Australians do not file joint taxes. ~~~~~~~ 'I really think Kelsey's got what it takes to win,' my sister Amber remarked confidently as we walked through the fairgrounds to the show pavilion. 'She's beautiful, she has a great smile, she's a large B cup - big enough to be attractive, but not bi...
It had been a week since our encounter by the river and I had been able to think of little else. I had dedicated every free moment to finding a location suitable for our next adventure and I had finally made up my mind. As soon as I sat in the car, wearing the same easy access clothes as I have worn a week earlier, he knew. I watched as a grin crept over h...
The sound of water has always been with me. The sound and the feel. I have been bathed in liquid for so long. Even during the birthing, when my son had made his escape into the upper world, the soft caress had continued to rock me in harmony with my world. I sense, rather than see him, pass by. A darker shadow than the other dark shadows. A movement in the...
Penny placed herself down in the front seat of the bus just before the driver got things moving again. She pushed her purse back into her handbag, zipped it shut, and turned her attention, with half a heart, to the world beyond the clouded-up windows. The gentle rumble of the engine worked its way up through the soles of her feet and into her joints. And de...
Coming out to Kate's parents had been easier than either of us thought, I wasn't so sure about my parents. I knew the days, weeks and months ahead were going to be difficult. They would turn out to be a rollercoaster of ups and downs and of emotions. As expected my parents weren't over the moon when I introduced them to Dee. My father stormed out saying. "...
At 11:33 p.m., the Blue Line Coach from the city crawled into the bus terminal at Mount Ellen. It slunk between two other dark and silent coaches, and came to a stop. The driver switched off the engine, which seemed to give a weary sigh as it died at the end of its ten-hour journey A handful of yawning passengers alighted and stood around waiting for the lu...
My name is Adrian Kimber. I was almost born with, as people used to say, a “silver spoon in my mouth.” I say “almost” because when I was born my father had not quite made it to what he saw as “The Top.” I must have been about four or five when he finally got there, and became what they call, “Departmental Head” of a government department. Once he had reach...
I'm sure you're all familiar with this type of situation. I was at the supermarket, and it was pretty occupied. I cruised slowly around looking for a spot and there weren't any. Finally I loitered near one of the exits and, driving slowly, following a woman to her car. Now the woman had a pram and a pile of bags and things, and it was going to take a while...
Understand Proper English Like What I talk Seventh revision. Includes some suggestions and requests by readers from all over the place. More demented ravings by The Wanderer (with some help from readers and friends). A note and disclaimer by The Wanderer. The original synopsis for this document, it plainly said "English as The Wanderer writes it" if...