Lacrosse

Barry settled into the couch, the worn brown fabric moulding around him as he picked up the remote. There weren’t a lot of channels for him to choose from, and he didn’t really know how the cable set up worked here. It wasn’t the same as in the UK and honestly he couldn’t really be …

Netball

Agatha tossed the ball over the net, with all of the grace of a cat stretching in the warmth of the afternoon sun. There was something about the way she moved, it was a perfect combination of effortlessness and purpose. It was captivating. She was captivating. Art. And all Emily could do was admire it. 

Badminton

Sally stood alone on the badminton court, she knew if she didn’t someone would assume it was free and start up a match. This time of day it would be some retiree with nothing to do so a long match that they didn’t have the time to wait on the conclusion of, and at her …

Basement

The basement wasn’t somewhere that Evie would usually venture. When they’d first bought the house it had been full of junk, and she knew that Levi had been working to clear it out but she still didn’t feel the need to go down there. It wasn’t as if they were lacking for space, and she’d …

Bowls

Ada studied the brochure. There seemed to be a lot of them that came through her letterbox. These days it was rarer for a letter to actually be for her than when she was a child growing up in a house with seven adults. Considering she’d received exactly three letters during her childhood this was …

Chess

Lexi looked down at the board. It had been a firm presence in her childhood, a constant when there had been very few of them.  It was her and Al’s game of choice, not that there had been a lot of choice in their childhood. There was never a lot of choice for them with …

Pantry

Clara stared into her pantry. It was never supposed to be a pantry, this small closet-like room had been earmarked for an office before her husband decided it was too small for him, instead offering it to her as a space to do her women things as he put it. What he meant was a space for …

Motorbike Racing

Fern moved forward, towards her dad who was currently shouting at the organiser that she’d cheated. Beneath the visor of her helmet, she could see the redness of his skin even from this distance of over 100 feet, which wasn’t a good sign.  She finally got close enough to hear what was being said.  “It’s …

Garage

Ryan liked woodworking. She liked the physicality of it, the way her forearms ached after a long session or her feet from standing so long with the larger pieces. She liked the gradual unveiling of her ideas from the original planks or log of wood. She liked that it made sense, she didn’t need to …

Volleyball

“Do you even know the rules?” Winnie stomped her foot aggressively, knowing it was childish but unable to help herself anyway.  “Do you?” Ali responded just as tersely.  “Girls, maybe you should . . .” “Stay out of it, Hugo.” Rory interrupted his best friend and pulled him back away from the two girls he’d …

Patio

Calvin sunk into his seat and studied his wife across the table. She was quietly talking to Vi, probably about something mundane, she’d be incredibly stupid if she was whispering anything substantial with him so close. And while Piper was a bitch she wasn’t a stupid one.           He hadn’t known she was a bitch when …

Kite Surfing

Kai reclined on her beach towel, careful not to dislodge the sand beneath her as she did so. Leaning back, she took a beat to just enjoy the moment. The way the sun warmed her skin, the softness of the towel beneath her, the slightly course feel of the sand as she wiggled her toes …