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A dialogue-based story by David Benn which raises questions of language tropes, cultural change and parental responsibility. SAME BUT...

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Jane continued on with the million tasks she had that day. Remembering to put the towels in the dryer; making sure Jack had his banana...

Memories of war we let dissolve in our wake, though ash still covers our hands. In that, we forget the cause of our tragedy, and not...

As the press of G-force eased, Lyria slowly leaned forward, to the extent that she could - just enough to bring a millimetre of space...

Marianna heaves a sigh of relief as the plane descends from the clouds. The winding Seine and the Eiffel Tower come into view and, soon...

2020 has been an extraordinarily cruel year for many families globally. Millions dead - a quarter of a million have died in the United...

SSOA emerging writers were this week asked to write a story using dialogue between just two characters to show character development. Do...

'Great day!' 'Yep. Great weather for ducks. So sunny!' 'Feel like a swim?' 'Sure - why not? 'All we need to do is find a private pool.'...

The quote leaves me wondering ... So many questions: * If a person in a close personal relationship with a Premier refrains from telling...

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Does anyone think it’s strange that we humans have to plug into sleep every night to recharge our vitality, otherwise we can’t operate?...

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Jane Fonda is 82 now and gives me the pips! She has announced that she has finally given up plastic surgery - good for her! - and that...

I’ve heard the term 'a non-practising Christian'. I wonder what it means to be something that you are, without actually practising it....