The Lottery
As he scanned the columns, reciting 23, 5, 1, 9, 6, 8, the date of his late wife’s birthday, Jonah Mallory rubbed his eyes, trying…
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The Lie
The night was lit by the smiles of pinstriped men and feathered ladies. Their hands flailed and bodies mashed together like a cluster of bees.…
What if?
I've always wondered what would have happened if just one thing had gone differently.
The Love Letter
He was an unreliable man. For their first date, he showed up one year late. Therefore, when he left, to make sure he would come…
Redemption
An exposition to a story, based on this visual stimulus. Cold air clung to the wooden crosses, markers to the bones resting under them. Deathly still. The parched,…
Picture Perfect
An almost empty waiting room of oncoming diabetes patients, suffering from symptoms of the temptations of neon smiles at 3 a.m. and smells of home and satisfaction,…
A Fine Romance
January: Good morning, you look great in my shirt. February: Do you really want to? March: It’s official 🙂 April: You are my forever. May: Our own little love nest. June: Can you not crease my shirts? you’re going out…
Crime Scene
With all the precision and skill of a surgeon, James Carstairs stitched the cut of his newest creation. He was determined that the centrepiece of…
C’est la Vie
A short story written for my Year 12 English class The boy sits motionless, framed by the large window out of which he stares. The…
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