Life snap
- a micro-essay
Nov 15, 2020
Dawn breaks over the sand, a chorus of cockatoos screeching overhead. School kids jostle at the bus stop and joggers puff by beneath the purple jacarandas. The brave few snap on swim caps and plunge into the icy waves. I, braver, join the winding queue for coffee.
I wrote this for Small Truths: a micro-essay competition
Just 300 characters to show an aspect of contemporary Australian life
thehorneprize.com.au/smalltruths
©️ Danielle Baldock
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