Tag: the man from kiama
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Hers Was A Hopeless Surrender
This story is part 5 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. There is a romance to allowing oneself to be pulled along by the perceived energies of the universe but it is akin to being enslaved by a master who is not interested in or capable of being in control. Hers was a hopeless […]
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The Interminable Vibrations Of Hipster Capitalism
This story is part 4 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. She had soured on Sydney and what she called the ‘interminable vibrations of hipster capitalism’. He was sure that he would never understand what she meant by this. She got a job engineering espressos for locals who frequented her cafe for little more […]
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They Stood And Populated A Moment
This story is part 3 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. She said she would return to Kiama on the weekend but he knew it was a lie. The train accelerated away from the platform and glided over Terralong Street en route to Bombo, where they had spent the previous day walking along the […]
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Five Years And Two Girlfriends Ago
This story is part 2 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. The next morning found them walking along the water in the general direction of the lighthouse. The beach at Bombo could be seen arcing into the haze that constituted the horizon on this rather muggy day. She was wearing sunglasses, which struck him […]
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He Was Sure He Would Love Her
This story is part 1 of 5 of The Man From Kiama. The train would get to Kiama at just past three in the morning. He didn’t know this girl save for the aspects of her that were immediately obvious. Her hair was auburn coloured but it was clearly not the doing of God as […]