Category Archives: CARPE DIEM

SECOND VERSE NOT QUITE THE SAME AS THE FIRST

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Carol Bryant

Thirty five years ago I was single, touring the world with a tall, dark and handsome Aussie.  Zimbabwe…Switzerland…Vanuatu…Egypt… The world beckoned and we made the most of his Qantas flight benefits. We’d close up our flat in Sydney, put the … Continue reading →

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CARPE DIEM

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Carol Bryant

The room is dark.  The technician is polite… professional… distant. “Any history of cancer?” she asks. Cancer? God no. We’re looking for gallstones, right? Find the stones. Remove the stones. Easy peasy. Cancer? Why did she ask that? I lie … Continue reading →

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