3rd A Date with Death

Sam Woodgarth

Friday evening, I arrived home frazzled, threw myself on the couch, and pondered the clairvoyant’s message. Not that there was room for ambiguity. Between you

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1st Never Meet Your Heroes

Philippe Savidis

Infidelity is sometimes a timing issue. Don’t get me wrong, I am not talking about that type of cheating. Who has the time and energy?

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2nd The Reluctant Gardener

Sam Woodgarth

Hiking boots because I was digging, bathing suit because it was too darn hot to be digging. The oversized cheesecloth shirt and wide-brimmed witch’s hat

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3rd Persecution, Prayers & Pyres

Fay McGrath

‘Tears Fay? What’s wrong?’ ‘Oh, Dad, this library book. It’s horrifying.’ My voice cracked. ‘Those poor Jews.’ I hid my face in my handkerchief. ‘C’mon,

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1st Dazzled

Sam Woodgarth

Peering through the gym window, I goggle slack-jawed at our instructor hanging upside down by sheer willpower. Or superglue. I have no idea how she’s

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2n Strange Men

Jeanette McInnes

‘Don’t accept sweets from strange men outside the school gates,’ my parents intoned. It seemed like they were always bossing me around, but this order

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3rd Get Lost Tours

Des O'Neill

‘Hey Brodie, welcome back. How was the trip?’ ‘Brodie! He’s back. Now you can start working on your next long service leave.’ A dark look

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1st Dancing in the Moonlight

Sam Woodgarth

Beatrice straddled the balustrade to study the new arrivals; an unladylike pose she never dared assume in life. A nimbus of contrived emotions enveloped the

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2nd The Ugly Truth

Philippe Savidis

That lava lamp was a thing of magic and it’s hypnotic ever changing shapes were a defining memory of childhood. When it was not turned

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3rd White Rage

Robyn Kienzle

Clara sat on the sofa gazing lovingly at Rick, the person who had made her life so content. It had been a different story for

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1st Captive Water

Imogen Kelly

Snap of latex to my head. Goggles tight across my face. Toes grip the edge of the pool. Vacuum of suspense. I launch. Airborne. Gravity

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2nd Iced Fear

Robyn Kienzle

Hanna’s head pounded with the cold, her lungs screamed for air and her ears throbbed from the pressure of the water above her. God, she

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