Issue 8

The Saturday Shift

I arrive at work and Jono says, “Sit down, Darcy, we need to talk.

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Issue 8

Indian Ocean

They’ve found a piece of that plane, says the radio, the one that disappeared almost a year ago.

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Issue 8

Real Talk

1. It was hot inside the Reefton District Hall, hotter than even the locals expected.

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Issue 8

OK to Ask

No! You always make me go first,’ I say it quietly, but I’m angry.

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Issue 8

People are Animals Too

‘You that cancer guy’s woman?’ Sonia is distracted from her walking thoughts by a woman who is perched on the edge of a low stone fence.

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Issue 8

Smashing the Machines

Talking out of turn was something not appreciated at our morning briefs.

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Issue 8

Pippa

Pippa stood apart from the groups of parents, in the shadow of a tree. Faded yellow flowers on her dress peeped out from under a heavy brown coat.

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Issue 8

When The Wind Blows

For seven days and seven nights the winds blew in off the Tasman, climbed and descended the Southern Alps and blasted across the Canterbury Plains.

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Issue 8

Shelter

The zoo was kind of dumb really but it was better than doing nothing.

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