When I was a kid, I used to hate wearing glasses. I felt like they made me look like a nerd, and all the other kids teased me about it. But one day, something incredible happened that changed everything. It all started when my mum took me to a Bayside optometry clinic for an eye …
As we followed the trail of clues and broken pipes, we found ourselves in Oakleigh, a quiet suburb on a cold winter day, which seemed an unlikely location for our criminal mastermind. But appearances can be deceiving, and beneath the sleepy streets, we discovered a hidden hub of activity. “Lately, there have been countless requests …
After the dust and radioactive haze settled, it was the survivors and us ghouls left to make sense of the broken world. I’m Gary, a ghoul who decided to make a change – or at least create a place where change could happen. Years ago now, I stumbled upon a heap of miraculously intact high-quality …
I find myself in one of those clichéd movie moments, where the record scratches and the frame freezes. “I bet you’re wondering how I ended up in this situation,” I think to myself as I stand on the side of a busy highway, cars whizzing past me. My car had abruptly come to a halt, …
As a small fish in a vast ocean, my days were filled with swimming through the vibrant coral reefs and exploring the nooks and crannies that I called home. Life was peaceful and uneventful, until one day, a group of humans arrived in a boat that caught my attention. The boat was equipped with strange …
The Anderson family had been eagerly searching for their dream home for months. With two young kids, they were in desperate need of more space, and their small apartment in the bustling city just wasn’t cutting it anymore. After countless open houses and late-night online searches, they stumbled upon a charming house in the suburb …
In the southern sector of the forests, the fairies were renowned for their magical building abilities. One day, while leaving their meeting hollow, they stumbled upon a magnificent tree with branches reaching up into the sky. The fairies knew they had found the perfect place to build their dream tree house, and they set to …
As soon as Karen and her husband, Mark, purchased their dream home by the beach, they knew they had a renovation project ahead of them. The house was charming but needed some serious updating. With their kids now in school, Karen and Mark finally had the time to tackle the renovations they had been dreaming …
In a small town nestled among rolling hills, there was a beautiful garden that was the talk of the town. At the heart of the garden stood a magnificent rose display adorned with climbing roses in full bloom. The garden was tended by an elderly woman named Margaret, who had a deep love for roses. …
Every time I looked at the tattoo on my wrist, I had to close my eyes and look away. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision that I had made when I was younger, and now it felt like a permanent reminder of a mistake I couldn’t undo. I knew that the only solution was to get …