catherine@allaboutwriters6 hours ago2 minA ride down memory laneThere's a hill between our house and my mum's. A hill that was once a stomping ground for me and my best friend, often alongside other kids in the neighbourh...
catherine@allaboutwriters15 hours ago2 minYesterdayI'm normally among the first to post for the SOL challenge every day, being in Australia. It's been a big week here, though, and when I landed last night the...
catherine@allaboutwriters2 days ago2 minAnd the winner is...I dial the number while sitting in the car, listening as the phone rings once, twice, three times on the other end. After a brief exchange I keep an eye on t...
catherine@allaboutwriters3 days ago2 minPlace your bets!Our son is a shark. The cards flip through his hands, smooth and sure, his eyes on the players at the table. Or sitting on the carpet, anyways. "Place your b...
catherine@allaboutwriters4 days ago2 minRocket BoyIt's almost inaudible to human ears, that voice. Such a pitch, such volume, so consistently blaring, like a siren. A fitting warning, really. For soon, the d...
catherine@allaboutwriters5 days ago2 minTime out.They race out of the door, flapping and flustering over themselves and each other, straight into the patch of green alongside the coop. Heads go straight dow...
catherine@allaboutwriters6 days ago2 minHome time.And that's a wrap. From tomorrow, our schools will be pupil-free for the last two weeks of term, while schools prepare to deliver leaning online. Our PM says...
catherine@allaboutwritersMar 212 minMore fun.Another day, another attempt at a family bike ride. "I'm sitting this one out", says our son, the middle child. "You guys go ahead." "Um, no, we are all goin...
catherine@allaboutwritersMar 213 minThis is fun!By the time we get out the door, we're all a bit frazzled. There have been persistent complaints from the youngest, determined not to come, equally determine...
catherine@allaboutwritersMar 192 minMilk?I check the clock, wondering why the carpark is almost full so early. Not yet 8:00am. Hm. Oh well, find a space, jump out of the car and round the corner to ...
