A welcome routine

Ah, the sound of silence. My kids are back in school. Zippidy-do-dah, zippidy-day. My three were keen to head back to school today, although T1 and T2 tried their best to hide it. My girl was beyond excited, looking forward to her new teacher (first time she has a male teacher. Stay tuned for updates),…

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The Middle

Recently, my family and I have been watching The Middle on CatchUp TV. After dinner, we sit together to take in the latest woes of the Heck family. We are into Season 4, so no spoilers please. I don't know how this nugget of sitcom gold escaped my attention over the last decade. Perhaps I…

The Forecast Here

I am here in my local library, while T2 has private tutoring. His brother has come along as well, to play on the computer for the hour. After two days of weather forecast in the 40s, we are experiencing a more bearable expected high of around 26°C, although there is a reasonably high humidity percentage…

Who the vagrant was (short fiction)

The sky was black when Liz woke. Still dark when she walked out of her apartment, and into the street. 'Morning, Miss Featherwise,' said her doorman, greeting her with a tip of his cap. Across the main road, in the park, light was splintering its pink hue defining the horizon into land and sky. Liz…

Milestone

Yesterday, I hit a milestone with my blog: 200 posts. Small beans to some, I know. But I'm proud of myself. Last year, I set myself a goal of being more open with my writing. Putting myself out there. And I've done that, on here and with my manuscripts. Over this past year, there's been…