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Skipping stones

Unclear water, brown, uninviting, warm.

1 min readApr 5, 2021

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Skipping stones

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Art for art’s sake

I was looking around for an easy subject to make up one dropped the previous year. I didn’t have to think about it for too long before I…

3 min readMar 28, 2021

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Art for art’s sake

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The old boyfriend

Karen had braces cemented to bad teeth in the throes of a fix, and acne scars that attempted to disfigure her face but never quite…

3 min readMar 21, 2021

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The old boyfriend

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Several types of salmon

‘Mum, I don’t want to cook anything, especially not salmon.’ My mother was in no mood for arguing. ‘I’m in no mood for arguing, Serena…

3 min readMar 14, 2021

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Several types of salmon

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Footprints

‘We have to get you some new school shoes,’ announced my mother. ‘There are some new shoes that have animal prints on the soles so when…

2 min readMar 7, 2021

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Footprints

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The lesson

The day I started my new high school was a letdown. The main building was the showpiece where the principal’s office squatted at the front…

3 min readFeb 21, 2021

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The lesson

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Swimming lessons

At age four or thereabouts, it was decided that I would learn how to swim. I don’t remember being near water at that age, but my parents…

2 min readFeb 14, 2021

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Swimming lessons

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To eat or not to eat

I’ve never been a foodie and was an annoyingly picky eater as a child. Primary school days were simple when I had coco pops for breakfast…

2 min readFeb 7, 2021

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To eat or not to eat

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The chat

– I’d like to know when I’m going to die.

2 min readJan 31, 2021

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The chat

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Teachers

When I was in primary school, I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. I was in awe of my teachers even the evil ones, and there…

3 min readJan 24, 2021

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Teachers

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RB Publishing

Visual storyteller | photography, writing, art | Perth, WA | Books: Beyond Home, My River Sanctuary, Senses of Paris | linktr.ee/_rbpublishing

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