Walking in the front door of my home after school, the familiar scent of warm spices filled the air. I was 11, and after a long day of studying and socialising with friends, there was nothing better than coming home to a home-cooked meal from...
Posing with Cinderella, I grinned as Mum, Amber, snapped a photo. “Only one more princess to see!” she laughed, taking my hand. Mum and I celebrated our birthdays together every year, as they were only two days apart. But this time she’d gone...
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Paige Howlett, 32. Wine in hand, I was chatting away with a friend at our local pub when a familiar figure walked in. “Hey, John!” I called. “All right, Paige?” he grinned as he headed towards the bar. John, 37, was my friend’s brother and...
Rebecca Houghton, 52, Melbourne, Vic. Stepping outside in my strapless bridal gown, my jaw dropped. I’d been curious to see what car my family had arranged to take us to my wedding ceremony. Instead, I found a beautiful horse and...
My stomach twisted with hunger as I sat in the playground watching the other kids open their lunchboxes. “Aren’t you going to eat anything?” my friend asked. “I’m not hungry,” I lied. Later, when no-one was looking, I searched through the bins...
The whirring of the helicopter stopped me in my tracks. It was 2011 and I was 12, visiting a mate’s place in Wyndham, the northernmost town in WA, where we both lived. He lived on a massive property and had a helicopter landing pad. “What’s...
