Newcastle Herald short story competition finalist 2021: Old Girls and Spunk Rats by Adrienne Roberts

By Adrienne Roberts
Updated January 23 2021 - 12:13am, first published January 18 2021 - 3:00pm
FICTION FINALIST: The author took inspiration from this photo to narrate their entry.
FICTION FINALIST: The author took inspiration from this photo to narrate their entry.

She walked out along the path that wended its way from the road through the coastal heath to the launching area. A sandy path with trees growing all along it meeting overhead making it feel like you were going along a secret passage to somewhere magical. Most people thought this lady was old but she didn't think she was old at all. She was 25 inside really. Certainly the body was showing signs of wearing out but her spirit remained young. She hated it when others made judgements for her based on what they thought she could and couldn't do. Her son was accompanying her on this walk. He wanted to show his mother the revamped grassed launching area for hang gliders and the path up from the beach. Mum will like this he thought. As they were walking along she said, "This reminds me of Seal Rocks."

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