Fairview was a quiet suburb on the outskirts of Bellevue Heights. A well-kept, white-fenced suburb full of laughing children, bored housewives and business men, Fairview was the place that city folk dreamt of living in and Brian and Angela dreamt of moving out of. It had changed so much since the day they had first … Continue reading Sasha
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Darryl – Part 1
Stoneybrook was about 150 miles into the hills to the east of the city. It was a homestead that had been in the Fletcher family for four generations and was well known throughout the area to be one of the best cattle and sheep farms in the territory. Darryl’s father Stephen now owned it after … Continue reading Darryl – Part 1
Darryl – Part 2
Darryl came back from the hospital with 10 stitches, a very sore hand and a small dent in his pride. He got a half hour lecture from his Mum and Dad reminding him that he was only seven and that he should know better than to go playing with the shearing machines – not to … Continue reading Darryl – Part 2
Darryl – Part 3
Darryl saw his father lying face down in the creek over the hill. Darryl was stunned. His father was the best rider he knew there’s no way he would have fallen from his horse. Darryl jumped off the horse and ran to his father. He turned him over and knew at once that his father … Continue reading Darryl – Part 3
Moz Part 3
“Don’t you ever come home at this time again!” Maddy had been out all night and now as dawn was breaking she found her father waiting on the couch for her, fuming with rage and worry. She knew that she was pushing the boundaries, knew that her Dad was worried for her. But while she … Continue reading Moz Part 3
Moz Part 2
“Rough and rugged” was the description Sonja told all the girls when they met up for coffee after she and Maddy had bumped into Callum. The gang were pretty excited about this new guy and the fact that he seemed to like the look of Maddy was even better. She was the only one out … Continue reading Moz Part 2
Moz Part 1
Settling into a new town and a new life wasn’t going to be easy, she knew that. But then it had never been particularly easy and she had always been okay. Moving round the world sounded like a dreamy life to most kids that Maddy met but to her it wasn’t anything like that. Her … Continue reading Moz Part 1
Luke – Part 2
Mrs Patterson was a calm and very organised woman. Although she was terribly distraught at losing her husband she seemed to put on a brave face for the children and started getting on with life. The whole thing hit Luke hard. It had been two years since he’d moved in with the Patterson’s. He finally … Continue reading Luke – Part 2
Luke
Luke was five when he found out he didn’t have a Mum and Dad. He had grown up in the Longtree Orphanage since his birth mother left him on their doorstep when he was only 10 weeks old. At three years old Luke was a bubbly, bright little kid with no cares in the world. … Continue reading Luke
Dee
Living in the city was a dream come true for Alex. She was a country girl who had fantasised about city life for as long as she could remember. When she was 24 she met a man in the local pub who was on a hunting trip in the countryside. Jim was gorgeous, witty, kind, … Continue reading Dee