Family stories

The day Dad died

As I walk along the wet sand in the early morning sunshine, my dogs flash their toothy grins at me and pound through the waves. It’s a perfect summer morning in South Australia....

Heather Millar
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"Show Me The Poop!"

As parents, we often do things purely on autopilot.

Our kids ask us for something, and we act. Only later, in hindsight, does it dawn upon us just...

Daniel Nest
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Sleeping Angels - a story and poem of lost angels

Sleeping Angels

It started with science Then they burst into life Expecting one, instead two miracles...

Bill Jarrard
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I Whoopied That One Up

May this story be a lesson to any kids (or adults) reading this.

The lesson is this: NEVER drop a saying into a conversation without fully knowing what it means....

Luke Simmons
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So hot I can't hear

My partner is Vietnamese and loves chili. In fact, she once said to me "I like chili so hot that I can't hear". OK then....

Adsy
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Ode to the Australian Huntsman spider

"Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae, are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They are total assholes."...

Luke Simmons
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