A 50 word story a day – October 2017

Day 1. ‘My happy place.’ My happy place is deep inside. It’s silver and gold and beautiful. Actually, it’s not so deep anymore. The more I work with it, the closer it rises to the surface. Shining out of my pores and seeping into the world. Resonating far beyond my physical self. Ripples of love.…

A 50 word story a day – September 2017

Day 1. ‘Something pink.’ ‘I was tickled pink with August’s story,’ said Bria, breaking the fourth wall. ‘Really?’ said Molly. ‘I wasn’t. I thought it didn’t suit the style of this format.’ ‘Perhaps, but I liked that we didn’t have to find a new image every day or choose an angle for each prompt.’  …

A 50 word story a day – August 2017

Image: Morning Coffee and Internet by Leon Zernitsky.   Day 1. ‘A’ ‘A pot of tea, please,’ she said to the young lady at the counter. She took a table in the corner of the small café. It smelled like cinnamon buns and had a small fire against the mid-winter chill. She watched the people…

A 50 word story a day – July 2017

Day 1. ‘Yum.’ Sometimes I watch shows like ‘Master Chef’ and I admire the yummy food and the non-bitchy competitiveness of it. And then, at other times, I wonder what happens to all the excess food, when we have so many people going hungry. And where are the local, Aboriginal flavours and contestants?   Day…

A 50 word story a day – June 2017

Day 1. ‘Joy.’ ‘Joy to the world’ is what they sing at Christmas time. But what about the rest of the year? It seems ‘compassion fatigue’ has become the malaise de jour. If you follow the mainstream, you’d barely have enough energy to keep your own heads above water, let alone send joy. Image: Bah…

A 50 word story a day – May 2017

Day 1. ‘Window.’ Open your window and let the breeze in. The cooling, calming winds of change. Open your mind and let the new thoughts in. The chaotic, confusing, thoughts of change. Open your heart and let the new love in. The high-power, high-frequency vibrations of change. Open to the flexibility of change. Image: An…

A 50 word story a day – March 2017

‘Something blue’ Some days I am something blue. The stuff from behind that black cloud comes creeping out and to the fore. It rises up like a tide and washes over me. Sometimes the compassion I feel for others is overwhelming. Sometimes I need to give that compassion to myself. It’s time.      …

A 50 word story a day – February 2017

‘A street’ They took down all the street signs in a whole city to confuse the enemy. Encourage them to lose their way. Tempt them to stop shooting at their shops and their wives. They build fires now, in memory. Keeping the hate alive with pyres and bitterness. Inherited like genetic code.   ‘Light’ Light…

A 50 word story a day – December 2016

‘Lunch’ Can I eat you for lunch? Or maybe breakfast. I promise not to devour you completely. I shall leave a small morsel or two. For later. Hehehe. Naah, I couldn’t eat you if I tried! You’re far nicer alive. Then I get to play with you for ages instead. Yay!   2. ‘I enjoy…’…

A 50 word story a day – November 2016

‘Tiny’ It’s funny how the tiniest actions can have profound consequences. I laid hands on a king yesterday. With shyness and humbleness. The smallest touch resulted in the greatest joy. Knowing I was ‘met’. Knowing I am welcomed. Wanted. Needed. Appreciated. Knowing that my work here is good and right. Blessed.   2. ‘Half’ ‘Half…

A 50 word story a day – January 2014

A 50 word story a day – January 2014 1) Lunch I’ve adopted a friend’s New Year’s Day tradition: to eat your favourite things. In accordance to this festive feasting I’ve had juicy mangoes on beaches. Or a mango and coconut Weiss bar. Or vegemite toast. Or an organic doughnut at Woodford. Today it’s a…