“I’m Jules and this sweet girl is Maddie.” “Well hello there, Maddie. This here is Baby Jack. I’m Roz.” “Where did you get Jack’s shirt? I’m Delicious. Isn’t that the cutest thing?” “Country Road Kids. It was on the sale rack. I only look at their … [Continue reading] about She’ll Be Right
What’s Broken
Everything in Australia has a nickname. Breakfast is brekkie, gas stations are servos, and paramedics are ambos. Electricians are called sparkies. Our bathroom light had been malfunctioning for several weeks. It flipped on ok, but then just when you … [Continue reading] about What’s Broken
The Spirit Of The Cacao
There were many kinds of girls in middle school. There were the tough girls who had hickeys and lip liner and pierced their own ears, the “grown-up” ones who wore stockings and slingbacks, and the tomboys who played in band and wrote in permanent … [Continue reading] about The Spirit Of The Cacao
The Trip Of All Trips
In case you are wondering, if you deposit an Australian 10-cent coin into a San Francisco parking meter, you get one minute. The 10-cent coin features the Queen on one side and on the other, a male lyrebird, tail feathers on display. Lyrebirds mimic … [Continue reading] about The Trip Of All Trips
The Truth Is Out There
I can’t help it, I have to ask. “Has anyone ever told you that you look like David Duchovny?” The man smiles. “My nickname is Fox.” It makes perfect sense that Agent Fox Mulder, a specialist in solving paranormal mysteries, is sitting across from me … [Continue reading] about The Truth Is Out There