"People don't understand how desperate you have to be to eat a boot," he replied. "Exploration of uncharted territory is very demanding, especially in the arctic. They don't realise what we went through: the bitter cold, the scurvy, the unknown. Men died of starvation out there; they did desperate t
Yellow Pearl: Eighteen Short Stories from the Stringybark Australian History Awards: ss
β Scribed by David Vernon
- Publisher
- David Vernon
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 79 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Lachlan Dunn lifted his eyes from the book he was trying to read. He studied his uncle in the dim lamplight. "What you all done up for?"Thaiter grinned and finished tucking his clean shirt into his trousers. "It's me birthday. I'm off ta the Cosmopolitan for a couple.""Your birthday?" Lachlan laughed."You'll note. I'm done right. Clean and shaven." Thaiter did a spin and twinkled his eyebrows. "I might get lucky tonight."β from "Done Right" by Donna FieldhouseThe postman dropped a bundle of mail and there's a letter with the AIF crest, I recognised the same rising sun symbol from Uncle John's slouch hat. Nanna concentrated for a long time, holding the thin paper out at arm's length as if any closer would risk infection by a terrible disease hidden there. She stretched her old thin arms away from her as if trying to bring the important words into focus.β from "Water or Speed" by Karen LethleanRaise the term 'history' in a conversation in any group and half the participants will...
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