Loveday Writing

It’s amazing how much a goldfish can mean to a little girl. A goldfish can be a nuance to an adult who has to look after it but to a little girl it can be a friend, a confidante, a good listener, despite having no ears. My daughter named hers “James” and she loves him. That is the reason why

When I was a kid, I believed in magic. I was amazed at a magician’s ability to pull a rabbit out of a hat and make his assistant disappear, but when I became a magician’s assistant, I learnt the truth. But today I had to believe because my son wanted a magician at his birthday party. After the magician turned

My husband and I live about five kilometres away from Toowoomba and at the beginning of last year our crops were destroyed by the flash floods, luckily our lives and our house were miraculously spared. January 10th 2011 was the worst day of our lives. But here we are twelve months later about to start harvesting, we don’t have as

His name is Cooper, but everyone calls him Cupid for his uncanny ability to match make and get it right. Almost everyone he has matched up has either married or is about to. This year I didn’t want to spend my 27th Valentine’s Day alone, so that’s why I contacted Cupid. I gave him my age, hobbies, likes/dislikes and previous

Last year I went through a mid-life crisis—well an early mid-life crisis as I’m only twenty-one years old. Last year I made the discovery that I have absolutely no idea who I am or what I want out of life, which is a really scary realisation to come to. However with some counselling and soul searching, I found myself and

Divorce? Of course! ‘Cos you cheated!

Stood up. Broken up. Lonely girl.

Love wanted. Not noticed. Forever lonely.

Loved smokes. Cancer loved me back.

Window dress. Expensive. Can only look.