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Broken but beloved
When you first see Feral, your heart melts. It just does. Mine didn’t have a chance. I wanted to pick him up and take him home with me right then, but like…
March 19, 2015 -
Two and a half hours at the show
It was all about the kids on Saturday at the Inverell Show, from the cattle to horse events, puppet shows, pig racing and the motocross bikes that had the boys, young and…
February 15, 2015 -
What the heck, Beatrix?
I took a late lunch on Tuesday and walked over to the library to return a few books. On my way, I met a friend who took a look at my small…
January 8, 2015 -
Country resting place, gallery
I spent part of New Year’s Day at the Delungra cemetery. It was kind of a fluke. I was passing on the gravel road, and decided to pay a visit. I had not…
January 1, 2015 -
Quiet love
The last time I celebrated Christmas in the United States was 2002. My parents travelled to my Wabaunsee, Kansas home and we had a memorable visit. One cat I had at that…
December 14, 2014 -
Old friends
“Where is the bus?” Rita said. Anya was busy studying the new iPad her son had bought her for her birthday. The internet eluded her, but she could play a few of…
November 29, 2014 -
The day that changed everything
Iris’s father said he would be right back. Said to wait for him outside the restrooms, and the entire family sat and waited, and waited. He didn’t come back. Instead, a staff…
November 16, 2014 -
Learning about my apathy
A visit to the kill floor of a local abattoir last week has left me with some questions about myself, and what moves me. I came away surprised. I gave up eating…
November 15, 2014 -
Moment
It was the end of the night, and he had been working up his nerve all evening. She said no.
November 12, 2014 -
Ode to a veteran
I have never viewed myself as a woman who would feel at home in a room full of ageing veterans, but it might be one of the places I most like to…
November 11, 2014
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