Pythagoras and the turtle THEY DON'T HAVE siestas in the Galiwin'ku community on Elcho Island, in Arnhem Land on the Arafura Sea, but... By Ramona Koval
Finding a florist in Lidcombe I AM STANDING on the train platform, twelve years old. Too old for dolls and dress-ups, too young for... By Elena Williams
Growing things AS SOON AS I achieved my escape from the groves of academia nuts, I moved to the land of... By Michael Wilding
The middle of nowhere DRUG ADDICTION IS 98 per cent hunger, 2 per cent feast; you get accustomed to bad news. But I... By Chris Womersley
Sunny Lodge MICHAEL THINKS ABOUT the sounds Rachel is making. Little whinnies like she's losing motivation. Michael knows what that feels... By Sally Breen
The painted desert FITZROY CROSSING, IN north-western Australia, is a group of settlements set between abrupt scarps of sandstone. The weather oscillates... By Geraldine Brooks
Forgetting WHEN SHE'S STILL waiting at 8.25, she is forced to accept that he won't be arriving. A cloudy sunset... By Maya Linden
The big one-eyed dork YOU JIBBER, NED. You are the worst jibberer I know. It's incessant. Stop it – just stop it for... By Kate Lahey
Searching for Monty WHEN MY GRANDPA lived in the house near the bay, the old wooden house with the jacaranda trees in... By Barbara Brooks
The best paddock A DECADE AGO, Debbie Thiele remembers putting the phone down, heart thumping, head buzzing with the news that she... By Judy Kennedy
The new capital THE FOLLOWING YEAR they went to Japan.In the night they landed at Kansai Airport, then took a train to... By Xavier Hennekinne
The lovers FRIDAY WAS THEIR day. They always arrived just after twelve, before the lunch hour got into full swing. They... By Tony Birch