Dearest J, As the day of spirited competition nears, I feel the pulse of anticipation echoing in the fervent waves that caress the Beaumaris shores, carrying whispers of our community’s bustling endeavours and nourishing dreams that burgeon with the gentle brush of a painter’s stroke, a canvas manifesting from tales spun from the core of …
How do I always manage to fall behind? I’m behind in everything and I always have been. I started primary school a year later than the rest of the kids born in my year. I didn’t have my first boyfriend until I was in my mid-twenties. I am only just starting my first year of …
‘I can’t believe it,’ I groaned, staring at the x-ray. My doctor, a young man with entirely too much hair, smiled at me. ‘It’s quite treatable, Ms. Sanchez,’ he said politely. ‘You got quite lucky, considering—’ ‘Considering what?’ I scowled. ‘Considering your advanced age,’ he said firmly. ‘Let’s not beat around the bush, Ms. Sanchez …