I wiped the sweat from my brow with the sweatier-still back of my forearm, unable to escape the boiling air around me. I glanced over to my forge-mate, saw that he was taking a breath too. He flashed me a grin of metal-capped teeth and lifted his hammer in greeting. I grunted in reply. ‘Gotta …
Last week, my husband and I helped his grandfather move into his new house. He’s been living close to the city for pretty much his whole life but has recently said he would like a bit of a change of scenery. We decided to move him to the outer suburbs, about a ten-minute drive from …
I’ve always wished that I was in a tribe. How cool would that be? Running around with my band of brothers like we’re some sort of wolf pack. That’s the type of relationship that I’ve always craved and I want so badly. There was this movie series that was really popular in my youth and …
‘Jeanine, could you answer that please?’ Frank called in the direction of the ringing phone, fanning himself with a meaty hand as he leant against the wall. He wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead as he looked out of the window, sun beating against the asphalt car park. Groaning, Frank unstuck himself from …
I am renovating my bedroom today! I literally cannot contain my excitement. It’s had this ugly yellow wallpaper on it ever since I moved in, but my parents never let me change it since they said it was too much effort. Now, I’m finally old enough to do it myself. I went into this gorgeous …
I’ve been reading this fantasy book lately that is really big on solar energy. In the book, these two female protagonists are searching through a solar energy power plant to find the bad guy, and they learn a lot about solar energy along the way. It seems like it’s written by someone who is heavily …
The luxury home builders just finished working on our holiday house! What a fantastic Christmas present to ourselves! I’m so happy about the quality of the renovation. When I asked my friends to recommend me the best home builders in the Mornington Peninsula, I knew they’d deliver. But they REALLY delivered. My holiday house is …
By the time they climbed into Cole’s ute, Rylee had managed to get part of her brain working again. She sat beside him, still shocked that he was possibly there, but now able to get more than a few words out of her mouth. “So, the Conclave released you after several years of service, and …
Last night after school I had my first night of soccer practice for the year. I’ve been playing soccer since I was eight years old, but now that I’m in high school it’s getting pretty serious. My school is nationally ranked, and I was recruited on a scholarship to join the team, so there’s a …
Whoever is reading this, I have an important message for you. Never — and I mean never, ever — let your drunk friend dip a needle in fire and use it to tattoo you. I have no idea what came over me that night when my friend said, “let’s do a stick and poke,” but …