Their exciting, perfect, spontaneous day was starting to turn a little dark as they pulled into the lookout over the valley. It had started with a thrilling freedom to do whatever, and packing their car, Rose and George had thought they might head up, into mountains, to escape the humidity of the city. It was … Continue reading The Bunya Tragedy
Month: December 2017
My muse awakened me
For a long time, certainly months if not years, I have been sleeping poorly. I fall asleep easily, early, but wake up throughout the night, sometimes for hours. Sometimes I don't get back to sleep. I've put it down to worry, about my failed marriage, about my work, about my stresses. I've known it was … Continue reading My muse awakened me
Offspring
Here are my children whom I've been nurturing, waiting for, for 45 years. Now they emerge fully grown, some still immature. None of them worldly. These little beings I have been gestating in my mind will never cry all night, though they keep me awake and wake me early. My babies, conceived by all my … Continue reading Offspring
Sarah Bonnar 