TAYA REID

I became that meme of a woman calculating, the chalk-scribble floating about her. What would it take to still make Rotto?

I’ve moved from camp I-might-die to I-probably -won’t. I’ve figured out that the somewhat hurtful complacency shown by many medical professionals in relation to breast cancer is simply down to them knowing you’re very likely to survive.

My consciousness of what was happening shifted over a matter of weeks. Awaiting the ultrasound appointment I lay awake at night, blinking into the inevitability. I knew as soon as the technician slowed down, the faintest tremor in her voice as she asked me with false brightness about my children, her careful repetition over the area, tapping swiftly at the keyboard too many times.

For anyone whose score does not reflect their light. As I thumbed through a newspaper recently, the headline WA’s top ATAR: Meet State’s...

Photo documentary of the Kinjarling Djinda Ngardak Indigenous youth culinary camp by Taya Reid.

This is Story Thirteen in my 38 Stories Project.

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This is Story Eleven in my 38 Stories project | The Sad Demise of Laurence Wright

This is Story Ten in my 38 Stories Project. Submitted By: Tessa Cooper-Pengelly Word Count: 1000 Character: Lifesaver First Line Rule:...

This is Story Nine in my 38 Stories Project. Submitted By: Anon Anon Word Count: 10-54 Word: Limerence Word: Oblivion Word: Nefarious...

This is Story Eight in my 38 Stories Project. Submitted By: Matthew Lester Word Count: 1000 Setting: Butterfly Valley, Turkey Word: Fire...

This is Story Eight in my 38 Stories Project.

This is Story 7 in my 38 Stories Project.

This is Story Five in my 38 Stories Project. Submitted By: Meika Birch-Davis Word Limit: 25 words or fewer Your Choice Rule: Competition...

This is Story Four in my 38 Stories Project.

This is Story Three in my 38 Stories Project.

This is Story Two in my 38 Stories Project. Submitted by: Rhys Duggan Word Count: 1500 Setting: MoMA Sculpture Garden, NYC Action:...

This is Story One in my 2021 project, 38 Stories. Parameters submitted by: Courtney Andrijich Word Count: 300 Action: Rusting Setting:...

I'm a finalist in the NYC Midnight 100-word Microfiction Challenge. Eek.