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Narrative nonfiction

Notes from a small house IV

Notes from a small house IV

Preferred parents, imaginary fitness, posh cats, dragon chickens and hot-drink aficionados
Richard Allardice Apr 14, 2022
All sides of Waitarere

All sides of Waitarere

The frustration of not finding something that surely must be there; the pure joy of discovering something delightful and unexpected
Richard Allardice Mar 9, 2022
Notes from a small house III

Notes from a small house III

Rabbits, a smashed face, old cows, a demotivational speaker, and rabbits
Richard Allardice Jan 27, 2022
Lay of the land

Lay of the land

“Watashi no ie ni ringo ga arimasu.” I have apples in my house, said an American girl with wavy red hair. Or was it a single apple? I was still coming to terms with how you might distinguish between singular and plural. “Watashi no ie ni imo ga arimasu.” I
Richard Allardice Dec 7, 2021
Notes from a small house II

Notes from a small house II

Reverse sibling psychology, photodynamic face-melting therapy, and artificial intelligence muttering to itself in the next room
Richard Allardice Nov 30, 2021
One dozen shuriken, plus a crossbow

One dozen shuriken, plus a crossbow

It’s impossible to truly know what you’re getting yourself into with a new job
Richard Allardice Nov 22, 2021
Framed

Framed

Seeing isn’t always believing. A reading-glasses saga of resolution and stubbornness.
Richard Allardice Nov 16, 2021

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