TEN SHADES OF GREY I must admit I felt rather anxious. It was the first time I had chosen a book for the club and while I was interested to hear what the other men thought about my choice, the book was really a subtle message to Charles. A simple message but one I didn’t …
That was lucky We knew the young mare would buck. ‘Feeling her oats’ dad said as he managed to get the bridle on her and tied her to the stockyard rail. She sweated, wild eyed, and restlessly paced back and forth as far as the reins allowed. Not much oats around, I thought. Not much …
IN THE DRINK 460 WORDS The race was scheduled well ahead. Ten boats were taking part. All the regular crews signed on with some rookies keen to start. Skippers knew this race would test both boats and sailing skill A grudge match for Norm on Reckless, and Charlie on Annie Jill. Norm was top of …
We prayed for rain Gentle soaking rain to end the drought Rivulets to trickle gently along cattle pads filling boggy hoofmarks at the dam’s edge diluting then the stagnant boggy sludge We prayed for rain To soak into the cracked black earth, gently bringing life to barren plains. Filling deep holes along the creek bed …
In July 2017 Queenslanders set a new record. In that one month more than $215 million was lost by Queenslanders playing the pokies. That loss was an average of $289,748 every hour of every day. Despite the huge increase in gambling advertising on television and during sports broadcasts, when it came to losing cash, other …
ECLIPSE Blood moon Red Moon Portents and Omens Wolf moon – close your eyes and hear them howl Primal and mystical The fourth tetrad of eight eclipses Umbra penumbra and antumbra Creeping shadows cast from space Mars is close – hurry to the mosques to pray A conjunction of phenomena Red moon Turned to blood …
Too Close to Home ‘It was a real saga’ mum said. ‘Everyone had an opinion but only the few people involved really knew what happened that night’. The rain had settled to a steady drumming on the tin roof but we stayed huddled together in mum’s bed. Dad was away working once again and when …
A IS FOR ADULTERY I was really caught up in the story. Usually I just skimmed over the school English text but this old story had me really pondering the rights and wrongs of it even though I knew that wasn’t really what the author intended. We were supposed to feel sympathy for Hester and …
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