Published in The Quintessential Q·7 hours agoNano Narrative — 22/03/2023The bananas were so far gone that Alisa didn’t even entertain the idea that they could be resurrected in a banana bread.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Published in The Quintessential Q·1 day agoNano Narrative — 21/03/2023The puppy ran himself ragged in the back seat of the car pre-walk, lasted a hundred metres on the actual walk, and slept for a very long time post-walk.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Published in The Quintessential Q·2 days agoNano Narrative — 20/03/2023The suitcase, opened after years in hiatus, smelled of mothballs, airports and shampoo stolen from hotels.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Published in The Quintessential Q·3 days agoNano Narrative — 19/03/2023Pete wasn’t really thinking when he sprayed the entire bottle of champagne in the middle of his brand-new apartment. He was feeling.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Published in The Quintessential Q·4 days agoNano Narrative — 18/03/2023Gwen had scoffed at the idea of an electric scooter, but when one was gifted to her for Christmas, she joined her brethren riding hell for leather on city footpaths, narrowly avoiding the scummy, walking commuters.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Published in The Quintessential Q·5 days agoNano Narrative — 17/03/2023Hannah briefly considered the bright green-yellow football boots, but then remembered she was playing the lowest possible grade, which might attract unwanted physical attention from the opposition.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Published in The Quintessential Q·6 days agoNano Narrative — 16/03/2023Doug’s girlfriend put on a face mask after their dinner of Vietnamese. He did a double take as she walked into their bedroom with it on; it looked much too similar to the rice paper rolls he’d been shoving down his gob mere minutes ago.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Published in The Quintessential Q·Mar 15Nano Narrative — 15/03/2023It was one of those evenings where the single snack upon arrival at home turned into several, and dashed plans for a well-portioned dinner.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Published in The Quintessential Q·Mar 14Nano Narrative — 14/03/2023The man sat in front of a tin bottomed with low-denomination coins. He looked up at passersby and saw their eyes flicking to anything or anyone that wasn’t him.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Published in The Quintessential Q·Mar 13Nano Narrative — 13/03/2023The container of sweets, often swiftly exhausted and refilled, remained half-full for more than a month, before Dad mustered up the courage to throw out the unwanted, Mum-purchased, healthy, carob snacks.Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
