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‘Yes. Yes. I am ready,’ I said. Unsure of what I was getting ready for. Something good. Something inexplicable. Something only now and never again. It was the fire of the final time. 

THE WIFE TOOK her sweet time in the ensuite shower. 

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Victor Guan Yi Zhou

Victor Guan Yi Zhou is a writer who grew up on Dharug land. He is currently developing a novel manuscript, which was awarded a...

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