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Submitted to Contest #335
Initially, I could not see her, but I could feel her. I thought I was dreaming. She would appear around the same time, early in the morning before dawn. She encouraged me, soothed me with kind words, spoke in hushed tones. I thought she was my subconscious mind, reminding me of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy my counsellor was doing with me at the time. Afterwards, I would fall into a deep sleep. When I woke, I barely remembered what she said. This went on for weeks. I began to set my alarm earlier so I could work out what was going on...
Submitted to Contest #306
Warning - explicit language and adult themes From: Jennifer.Green@gmail.comTo: Ange.Watson@bigpond.comSubject: Something I need to tell youDate: 07/06/2025 Hi Ange. I hope you are having a great day. Look, I have something I need to tell you, and I can’t bring myself to call. This is really hard, and I know you’re going to be shocked and horrified. Remember last year when I said I was going on a work trip to New York? To help set up the new branch? Well I lied. I didn’t go to New York. I actually went away on a trip with your hu...
Submitted to Contest #305
I stared at the crowd and told the biggest lie of my life.“I was actually in jail at one point in my life”. That got everyone’s attention. Those on their phones looked up, the murmuring among others stopped. I had them. “I wasn’t always successful”. Sure, I am founder, owner and CEO of Sterling Enterprises now, but my life is very much a rags to riches story. I grew up in Redfern Towers in inner Sydney, not too far away from where we are sitting right now. The biggest eyesore of public housing you’d ever see. I never met my father. My mother...
Submitted to Contest #301
When my ex-husband started getting paid in cocaine instead of cash for his tiling work, the decision was made to leave Sydney for a while and put a bit of space between us and the crowd we seemed to be in at the time. So I got a job in Darwin, in the Northern Territory. Four thousand kilometres away was a fair distance, with the added element of outback adventure and a never ending summer. My ex-husband took to Darwin easily. The heavy drinking at any time of day culture, the fishing, the boating, the bogans. I hadn’t long started at my scho...
Submitted to Contest #291
I have just sworn one at one of my students. It just happened so quickly, I snapped. She was being so annoying and I've been on edge all week. I’m so exhausted from the whole process of leaving. Farewells, endless exchanges, everyone asking me what my plans are. I’ve been counting down the days for an entire year. It was my goal to go with grace and not be a big blubbering mess. Stay calm and centred Jennifer, you can do this. In fact that was my mantra. Is my mantra. Up until a minute ago. I even wrote little notes for myself and stuck them...
Submitted to Contest #271
The security getting into the women’s prison was tight, but once you were in there, the prisoners were wandering around freely.“Have we met before?”Robyn was standing in line to see a medic or somebody to give her something. Donna had been sent over there to get something for her period pain. She was nervous. It was her first week on this posting for the Corrections Department. Donna held the lofty title of ‘Assistant to the Superintendent’, in Manolo Women’s Prison, but really this meant making coffee and updating prisoner record cards and ...
Submitted to Contest #270
This is a long recipe. Grab yourself some ceremonial grade cacao, a vegan bliss ball or four and find a comfortable seated postion. If at any time you start to tire, take child's pose, rest as long as you need. Return to your reading when your body tells you it is ready, all the while observing your thoughts, sensations and of course, your breath. Let's begin.Ingredients:A sizeable amount of money for your teacher training, more about this laterA lot of yoga pants, black and neutral tonesMicro tops with flowy bigger ones to layer your lookFr...
Submitted to Contest #239
‘Oohhhhh it’s so hot today!!!!’ Sarah was starting to sweat. ‘You’re telling me. Wish she left the aircon on.’ Patrick replied. Julie would never leave the air conditioner on during the day. She felt guilty having it on at all. The heat didn’t bother Simon. Nothing seemed to bother Simon. ‘She keeps talking about her menopause. I think she’s taking some pills. Have you seen them on the shelf?' Sarah didn’t miss a thing. Patrick on the other hand was a bit aloof. Didn’t notice every single detail like Sarah did. ‘Not really. Tell you what...
Submitted to Contest #231
Harriet told herself if she ever became single she would simply remain single. There was no way she would go online to find a man. She had listened to enough horror stories from her newly single friends and workmates about the online dating world. Men who catfished you, faking their identities and wasting your time with endless exchanges. Men who asked you to send nudes within minutes of chatting. Men who misrepresented themselves as entrepreneurs when they really were unemployed and living in a granny flat at their mother’s house. Men who p...
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