Stories tagged “traditions”

  • A lOVE OF A LIFETIME

    “Hi Frogs eyes, what you been up to”. Frankie was forever embarrassing me with this pet name he had for me,(and the bastard knew it.) Its not that I had a lot to do with Frankie during my formative years but that was still too much. Secretl...

    • Author: Marli
    • Posted almost 3 years ago.
    • 4 out of 5

  • Alive

    An energy circle: hands clasped tight, heavily made-up eyes squeezed shut. Silence except for the distant buzz of audience members filing in and the click-clack of shifting character heels. Then we break apart big smiles, inadvisable cheers. ̶...

  • ANZAC Spirit

    We stood silently at attention as the bugle played its long, haunting phrase. Every year since I can remember, April 25th had been a sacred day for our. I looked up at my grandfather, his dark, weary eyes blurred with tears. 95 years ago, his father, m...

  • Family Rituals

    “Get up,” Joan said as she kicked the couch. Without opening his eyes, her husband Tom – lying on the couch – groaned and rubbed his stomach. “Just get the kids to help you.” “Every year you do this. For the past thirty-seven years we’v...