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Submitted to Contest #261
Summer was just around the corner, and this late spring Sunday started off magnificently. Warm, sunny, and a gentle easterly breeze wafting out over the calm, Indian ocean. However, to a trained eye, a closer look at the red sky foretold of bad weather on the way. There was an old saying, "red sky in the morning, sailors warning, red sky at night, sailors delight." Back in the 1970s I did some moonlighting as a deckhand on a crayfishing boat. I had a standing invitation and would go out as often as I could, weekends, public holida...
Submitted to Contest #221
This is a true story.Nick, Judy and Rob (that's me) were three nerdy strangers studying Computer Science at Curtin university during the 1990s. Living in my family home was not ideal. With two brothers and two sisters it was not only overcrowded but noisy, making study very difficult. So, when Nick advertised for a couple of students to share his rental accommodation I jumped at the chance. Judy was in a similar situation, and after a "get to know you coffee" at the university cafeteria we decided to move in together.It was an old weatherboa...
Submitted to Contest #218
Initially the conversation was light-hearted and chatty, but changed once our meals were served. The were six of us in our group trying out a new Asian style restaurant for the first time and it didn't take long for the complaints to surface. My seafood is overcooked, my calamari is like rubber, my chicken is raw and where are our drinks? I had opted for spring rolls as a starter and after the first bite I discretely emptied the contents of my mouth into my napkin. It not only tasted foul but smelled like the back of a Chinese restaurant on ...
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