Category: February 2023
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Dinner at Eight
The late dinner was delightful, an exquisite masterpiece prepared with the utmost care by the chef. The steak was cooked to perfection, a beautiful line of pink through the middle and delicately tender on the palette. The table too, was a work of art. The floral arrangement at the centrepiece and the crisp white linen…
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Footsteps
The house was quiet, much more quiet than usual. Laying in bed before falling asleep, the silence was delightful after the chaos of the day. The children slept peacefully in their warm beds and my wife was rugged up underneath the warm doona, her breathing soft and rhythmic. I watched the moonlight peek in through…
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Behind closed doors
This was not what I’d expected when the call came in, double checking with dispatch that I’d been given the right address. “I think there’s been a mistake. Could you re check the address please?” This surely was the wrong place. I parked the car in front of the large period home, drawing the ire…
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Lock and key
The filing cabinet was always locked. Mark’s study was his sanctuary, as he called it. It was upstairs at the end of the hallway, well away from the rest of the family. He’d often retreat into the room, particularly after a hard day at work, locking the door behind him to play his old vinyl…
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Country roads
Making the long trek up the highway to the farm was an adventure, and one we all looked forward to. We pass through many quaint little country towns along the way, each with their grand masonic halls and ornate church buildings, now overgrown and neglected. The once thriving populations of these small communities, now resigned…
Roads less travelled 