I felt the frustration boil, slowly bubbling like the confusion that fogged my thoughts. “Cooker”. Was it an appliance? A benchtop solution to no-fuss meals that required a modicum of fuss? Key strokes into an overused phone said this was…

Upon entering the store something felt different. Perhaps the drone over the speakers was more nondescript than normal. Maybe the sterile sheen of floor tiles, impregnable and glowing without scuff or stain. She pressed past the automatic gates determined to…

The sun bears down as only it can, raising steam from the dew soaked road as it draws back shadow's curtain. The morning had swelled and ebbed with birds chorus before sheltering beneath arching boughs, flitting briefly to dip in…

Saturday morning cartoons boomed through the house. An anthem to a new weekend. Sleep crushed pajamas drooped loosely from the lazing bodies revelling in the vibrant flashes, dastardly voices and emboldening music of the Powerpuff Girls. As the ad break…

The wet snow dripped from the cuffs of a bright parka hanging beside the door. The shallow pools of water that collected beneath were slowly growing, a small sacrifice to guarantee the drying of generously padded clothing. Boots too, similarly…

The oven door dropped open. The sudden heat skimming across my glasses as my eyes blinked furiously back at the steamy prankster. Hands stuffed into their padded gloves padded away at the steam reaching to grab the molten tray of…

Steam lifted from the thermos carrying the welcome smell of coffee intermingling with the sparks of a freshly lit fire. The cold was unquestionable but as the sun draped itself across the foggy hills weaving between the giant stalks of…

It was as though a light snow had breathed down from the sky spinning and twirling in a slow dance. It was a flicker in time that felt impossibly everlasting. Watching the rainbow confetti pirouette to the floor…

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The road hummed against the cards tires, a drone buried beneath the battle cry of driver and passenger. As Guy Sebastian cried out of the CD player, a souvenir collected from a servo amongst racks of sunglasses. Cows raised their…

Lofty music sailed with the breeze, settling between the picnic rugs and conversation. A wetness rose from beneath the grass to call in the night as bodies huddled close beneath shared blankets and wine. Cyclists skirted the edges of the…

The sound of spitting oil swept onto the green lanes where boisterous voices confidently swung their balls down nondescript lanes. Those same voices merrily snapped back at the playful ribbing of eyt another toss failing to reach its mark. The…

Sweat beaded on my glass as the sun skimmed across the water leaping with the gentle litle of its waves. Taking a sip of the bubbly citrus and gin I smiled as the light winked at me. At how the…