Echoes, a life departed
The men took charge, jamming the wire door open and first loading my bed into their truck, my fridge, writing desk, the six foot tall mirror from my marriage, and then all else we had, which was in...
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“Your bed should be over there”, Chris told me as he assessed my bedroom with his feng shui vision. “Should it?” I asked. “Why?” “That way, bring the money in.” I reflected that we would be in court...
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An actor, I used to be – on stage and in student films, TV commercials and every now and then in the background of feature films like The Great Pretender, Blackfellas, Wind. An actor I still was,...
View ArticleWhen one door shuts, another slams in your face, breaks your nose and leaves...
Greetings Subbers — Good morning, night, now or then, wherever you are around this big spinning world that we connect through. As ever, thank you for being there. No-one ever says ‘When one door shuts...
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The lock of Tom’s Yoga Room clunked free and I swung open the heavy door. Daniel marched in, sure and knowing of our routine – but then stopped short. I stepped inside, and was met with Tom in the...
View ArticleA girl sat next to her father as still as a dog told to heel, occasionally...
As I waited in the Court Registry, I made eye contact with no-one. I kept my head down. I was in a place I did not want to be, playing out a part in life I had never envisaged. And I felt tension...
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Karen, Chris’ sister, opened her front door and let me in. I did not like the atmosphere. Walking through her hallway, I turned into the lounge room. Daniel, on the floor, looked up at me. Again,...
View ArticleThere were those before us, and there would be those after us. Then our names...
“9.10am Court in 50 minutes. You’re in daycare. After court I have to finish painting the yoga room. Your father’s treatment of you concerns me and while I don’t want to leave my home, truly my...
View ArticleRESTRAINT.
When the first lie flowed from Chris’ mouth, that I had been withholding Daniel from him, sweat beaded on my forehead. It was partly the fever I’d developed – I’d been feeling cold, weak, sick – and...
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HI SUBBERS ! It’s New Year’s Eve ! I wish you all a successful new year - but then, for the definition of “success“… ! Ah, just teasing Thank you for being there as I write my heart out, &...
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Thinking deeply in the night as Daniel slept in the embrace of my love, I wondered if within all the storm raging around us, Chris and I could possibly stand face to face, eye to eye, and be adult,...
View ArticleThen I saw it: my father’s distinct, cursive writing.
The day after I called the truce felt good, hopeful. So, it was possible to level a person, to bring them down from a mentality of power and possession, to humanize a situation. I had trembled in...
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