Screaming is Not Going to Help July 1, 2023 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings, Poetry, Sadness 0 Comment Screaming is not going to help, Nicola You know that you’re getting a reputation? Sit up, stop crying You’re... Read More
Sex, Drugs and ADHD February 7, 2022 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings 4 Comments It was some time after midnight when the taxi driver flicked on his indicator and veered off the motorway to... Read More
Fighting Chance August 31, 2019 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings, Sadness 6 Comments You know how sometimes an old injury can play up? Maybe a bad knee. Or an achy shoulder. And it’s... Read More
The Second Truth March 26, 2019 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings, Sadness 4 Comments There are two truths. There is this one: A mango banana smoothie. A mild blue-sky day with a gentle... Read More
Stories from High School – Part 5: Car Accidents and Parenting Terrors August 22, 2018 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings 2 Comments I was on my P plates when my friend asked if she could have a turn of driving my Datsun... Read More
Stories from High School – Part 4: The First Time December 19, 2017 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings 1 Comment I remember that he lived in a red brick three-bedder in Pendall Hill. There was a dimly lit lounge room... Read More
A Guide to Surviving Bad Reviews by Nicola Moriarty and Wendy James July 6, 2017 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings 2 Comments Nicola Moriarty I’m a nice person. I know I’m a nice person, because in primary school when the teacher had... Read More
Stories from High School – Part 3: Butcher’s Knives and Metallica February 22, 2016 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings 0 Comment In hindsight, I probably should have known that taking a large butcher’s knife into school - shoved inside my backpack... Read More
Stories from High School – Part 2: The Boy on the Bus February 17, 2016 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings 0 Comment On Saturday mornings I went to Helen O’Grady’s drama academy at a community hall in Hornsby. I had a crush... Read More
Stories from High School – Part 1: Razors and Hair Dye January 28, 2016 By Nicola Moriarty In Musings 5 Comments My eldest sister always said to me, ‘Don’t shave your legs! Once you start, you won’t be able to stop.... Read More
