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At her mother’s suggestion, Georgia left the family farm to head to the city for an education. Yet when she returned she discovered that her mama had learned about her brief moment of bliss with a friend … forcing Georgia to confront mama over why she had sent her away.
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Having survived a living hell growing up with an abusive father who masqueraded as a pillar of society, Vanessa was now a bestselling author and finally ready to live her best life.
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Joined by her ghostly dad for a moving encounter, one recently deceased woman got to see her own funeral in a variety of worlds. Yet apart from seeing who turned up, the reactions of the crowd and what songs they played, one of her biggest concerns was who’d look after her cat.
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Need some help making decisions? The Counsellor is the digital friend you never knew you needed. How was Jamie to know in what ways exactly it could change his life …
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For one couple, their garden was their green and gold refuge, a riot of colour and life. When illness took her husband away from her, she left the garden alone until it became unruly. After a crew’s unloving cutting session the garden felt different: would it ever be her sanctuary again?
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When her car is vandalised and public transport lets her down, a teacher decides she’ll find her own unorthodox way to get to school, but things don’t go as smoothly as she’d hoped …
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A little girl lives in quiet fear of her grandmother’s moods and unpredictable actions, the older woman’s smoking and staring off into space a disturbing aspect of their home life. Not even playing with her brother or the escape of school can erase the invisible pain of her existence.
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A fateful encounter with a charming young man in the orchard encouraged the blooms of true love and visions of a shared future. Years later, when Laura left for a new life in the city and worked in a florist shop she still could not forget him or resist her longing for the past.
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Lungs filled with smoke, John Campbell wakes to the sounds of firetrucks and the sight of his homestead on fire. He soon discovers he is not alone in his state of disorientation. Amid all the desolation and destruction, John is left to ask: do I have the strength to rebuild again?
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Mary and her family undertake a trek across the country, lured by the promise of new land. When they stop abruptly, she discovers it is because her son has been terribly injured. When the other wagons head on without them, they are left to ask if they will ever see them again.
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When her husband Bill went off to work in the Territory and left Liz alone with their three kids, she was lonely and resentful … until Bill’s friend, Des came around to do a few jobs for her.
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Nina felt powerless to help her mum when it came to her bully of a dad and she was harshly punished when she reacted the only way she knew how. Did her mother have the courage to stand up to him, before it was too late for both of them?
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Joanne is ready to put a deposit on the shop she has always wanted. When a thief tries to rob her of her life savings, she apprehends him … only for bystanders to sympathise with the robber. The day only gets worse as a cop gives her a ticket. Time to breathe deeply and say her mantra.
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Among the daily visitors to Jilly’s café is a tortoiseshell cat, there so often it might be a permanent resident. The plight of the unloved four-legged beggar tugs at the heartstrings of one patron, who feels a strange kinship with the stray … and brings a lonely work colleague along to meet the feline.
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Layla and Jason’s mum is doing her best to lead her kids in a sustainable, eco-friendly life, including Plastic Free July and largely vegetarian meals. But can she, her husband, Tim and the kids stick it out when faced with a plate bearing an unappetising greyish mass for dinner?
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Young Vi Ricci’s dream is to get out of Kirks department store for good and to become a makeup artist to the stars. When she gets the chance to work with the prominent David Silverman, it seems her wish might be coming true sooner than she ever expected.
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For so long Sarah had ached to be a mother – yet that ache failed to disappear and even changed into something else after she had Henry. Why did she now feel so empty?
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After a lifetime together and a period spent nursing her husband Peter, Maeve dreamed of enjoying a long, languid bath … or perhaps taking a solo swim in the sea. But then Peter voiced her thoughts and asked if he could be taken to the sea and immersed.
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Jess felt sad that her mum often seemed to need ‘space’ away from the family. But on a visit to the beach, her mum’s need for time away from her husband and daughter takes on a more sinister tone.
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Supporting the creative communities in both New Zealand and Australia is an important part of MiNDFOOD. This is why each month we showcase local talent by publishing a short story from one budding writer. Here are the grand winners from both countries for 2021.
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Life on the farm is unrelentingly hard for Sue and her mother. Sue can’t wait for the day she can head to Auckland, leaving her father behind. Can she persuade her mother to leave with her?
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She wasn’t sure who the young girl was, but she knew it was no place for her to be sitting on the floor alone. When she intervened to save the girl from potential harm, she realised she could offer a safe home environment for people like her … and change both of their lives for the better.
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Within their busy office environment, Quinn and Dan circle around their attraction to each other. What will it take for them to acknowledge their feelings and act upon them?
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