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Tiny Dancer

Dear Sophia: It was early Saturday morning and when I stopped to pick up my ride she came out of the house carrying a bundle of clothing. Her face was soft and blurry, as if she had just woken up. A definite crease lined one side of her face vertically, as if she had slept […]

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The C word

It was Crate Day, the New Zealand holiday – every year held on the first Saturday of December. Participants are encouraged to drink a whole crate of beer.

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You Must Be Joiking.

Dear Sophia: I picked him up from a train station in South Auckland I had never been to before. He was youngish, maybe thirties. It was his first time in that area too, as he lived a lot closer to the city. His partner had found a baby carriage/pram for their baby at an online

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