(prompt: 'straight' July 17 2020) "He said W-O-T?" "Let me get this straight. He REALLY said you were nought but a feather-head full of farty features?" Dimity dropped her beak. Later, those …
Australia
Holy Milkareally?
prompt: 'power' Sep 25 "We never really had a choice, did we?" "Not once the power went off… and stayed off." I pull a long face and roll my eyes, my vision crystal-clear of that unfortunate …
A Purple Patch
prompt: 'step' Sep 4 2020 Once upon some time ago, I read these words spoken by Alice Walker, in 'The Colour Purple' — "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field …
Centuplication September 2020
September 4 prompt: 'step' A Step Back in Time Ellie paused with her foot on the first step, mesmerised. How many feet had formed those dips in the ascending staircase? Prisoners would …
Episode 14: A Bush Gymkhana Pt. 2
Hallo… and welcome to another excerpt from my memoirs. Today's reading is once again from a chapter I wrote about a unique Australian exhibition of horsemanship and mateship. I did warn you there …
