Love’s Labour’s Won?

"The bar, the Goddess and the moment."

As I slipped onto a bar stool in Sydney's historic Marble Bar, the thigh-high split in my dress parted and perfectly showcased my bronzed sun-kissed leg. That spectacle was wasted on the barman who was otherwise occupied, inspecting my ample,...

The Ballad of Suzi and Linni. Verse 2.

"A difficult conversation and the aftermath."

As I walked to the table, a million manic butterflies were disco dancing inside me. I could have veered off and gone and sat at the other table with the main gang, but I wasn’t going to be a coward....

Whiskey-Laden Kiss

"Two lost souls finding one another."

I will forever remember that moment.I was with my friends. Friends that offered the distraction of amusement so I could just drink momentarily forgetting about the static of the day. You walked in with your own group of personal entertainers...

Peaches

"It’s a different kind of moment..."

It is a record-breaking 37ºC. The windows are open and the shades are shut. All we can do is sit and bear it till the heat breaks. I lay on the floor taking in the small fan that’s working overtime. The...

Ridiculous

"Thrown together by an unexpected event"

Relationships sometimes start with what I call the slow burn. Like the one I had with a girl from work. We’d known each other and liked each other for a long time but it wasn’t until we were travelling together...

Train of Thought 2

"I just wanted some reassurance that I hadn't become someone I wasn't."

My experience with Jennifer caused me a few sleepless nights. My thoughts were steeped in self-denial, kidding myself that my impulsive attraction to her girlish flirting was so out of character for me that it must have more to do...