FICTION I’ve been on the road for just over three days. I’m not sure where I’m headed, all I know is I have to keep going. Everything I need, my whole new life, sits in the back of the red Mitsubishi Lancer. …

A true account of life in an Australian cult — Did you ever attend a school camp when you were a kid? Well, imagine your childhood as one really, really long school camp. On the downside, that’s a lot of dishes that need to be washed at the end of every meal and a lot of hungry little mouths that…

A real-life Titanic love story “Children are not ours, but are linked to us for a season.” Grace considers this scripture as she turns her daughter’s wedding necklace over in her palm. The light of the afternoon sun reflects off the rose-gold metal. The Mother of Pearl in its centre shimmers as if the jewellery…

Meet the man who catches snakes for a living The laughter of 40 barefoot children resonates through the Hare Krishna farm while only a few metres away, under a nearby building, a deadly 2.5 metre eastern brown snake rests. With its enormous size and strength, there is only one man in the shire who can tackle this dilemma and…

The twin angels I am blessed to have held — Just one week before their tiny souls were taken off the earth plane I had cared for the twins. …

Why I’ll never judge another parent again — I’ve seen you there, judging me. I’ve seen the looks on your faces and heard the words that remain unspoken. “What a terrible mother.” How do I know you are thinking this? Because… I used to think that about other mums myself. Their kid would be out of control, not…

Dating after separation — They look so happy, that couple over there on the beach. The one with the 2.5 children and the home with the white picket fence, chasing their kids on the sand, every now and again throwing each other a knowing glance. “Look at us. We made these humans. …

How social media is hijacking our happiness — I used to have friends. Not the 300 or so whose faces I could see only through my computer screen; I probably had about ten. The difference was, I spoke to them on the telephone and saw them in the flesh. We shared each others’ lives, not through clicking the…