Can you believe it? I’m banned from driving. Not in a ‘lost my licence’ sort of way. See, my friend is a controlling, contradictory, condescending meanie. We’ve been friends since we were five but sometimes she’s just got the most awful traits. For example, she got her licence before I did and couldn’t stop bragging …
My whole life I looked forward to ditching the school uniform and being able to wear nice outfits for work. Boy was I wrong! Dressing for work is an absolute chore that I despise each morning. I think the most tricky part about it is that I never know what the temperature will be like …
‘I’ve been thinking about getting a tattoo,’ Gerald said softly, as he flicked through the morning paper. Agatha, his wife, almost spit out her tea. ‘You’re thinking about what!?’ she gaped. ‘A tattoo,’ he repeated, frowning over the financial report. ‘Just something simple – maybe a sleeve, or something tribal.’ ‘What on Earth—’ Agatha cut …
‘Do we really need a new kitchen?’ my husband asked me, in the same exasperated tone he always got halfway through a home renovation. ‘What was wrong with the last one?’ ‘Nothing was wrong with it,’ I laughed. ‘Don’t be silly. It just could have been better.’ ‘How?!’ he shook his head. ‘It was better …
The back door to my car burst open, momentarily giving me a jolt as I rushed forward to turn off the true crime podcast I’d been listening to. Was it three o’clock already? Hiding my disappointment that I’d have to wait until tomorrow before I found out who the killer was, I turned around …
Dear Diary, Today was difficult for me – we both knew it would be. Fancy new job in a fancy high-rise office building in the fancy bit of fancy downtown. I only just bought this suit yesterday – I hope it doesn’t start to smell before my paycheque comes and I can afford to buy …
I rolled down the window and looked out at the gloomy block of apartments. ‘Is this really the place?’ I asked my driver. ‘Sure man, this is the address you gave me,’ he shrugged, slapping the button on the meter. ‘That’ll be forty-five-fifty.’ ‘Right,’ I nodded, scooting forward so I could pull my wallet out …
The light from the lighthouse gently glided along the shoreline towards us. As I did with every rotation, I felt a small burning sense of hope in the depths of my chest that it would touch me this time, that I would feel the warmth of it on my skin instead of the oppressive shadow …
Strangely, the narrator wasn’t able to see into the steel fabrication factory that Harvey and Bucket had gone into. What were they doing in there? The narrator could only guess. And so, that was exactly what the narrator would do while waiting for Harvey and Bucket to leave the building. The following contains three possible …
Learning something new is always a bit daunting, but it’s also fun! I’m currently a school kid and we’ve been told that we need to do work experience for two weeks now that we’ve turned sixteen. We’re allowed to do it during school hours (thank God they’re not making us do it on school holidays …