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Finding My Virginity

Necker Island, New Year’s Eve, 1998.

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Turtles All the Way Down

At the time I first realized I might be fictional, my weekdays were spent at a publicly funded institution on the north side of Indianapolis.

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After the Fire

My house burned down on an autumn night almost a year ago.

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Haunted

I LOOKED DOWN the barrel of my Glock 19 service weapon.

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Don't Let Go

Daisy wore a clingy black dress with a neckline so deep it could tutor philosophy.

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Mr Showbiz

Who was this man who created the soundtrack to my life?

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First Person

Our first battle was birth.

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The Baby Doctor

The last triplet was always tricky.

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A Legacy of Spies

What follows is a truthful account...

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The Romanov Ransom

“To the left!” “Copy that. Moving to the left. Five . . . four . . .”

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The Word is Murder

Just after eleven o’clock on a bright spring morning...

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Origin

As the ancient cogwheel train clawed its way up the dizzying incline...

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The Map That Leads To You

Here’s the thing: the rest of it wouldn’t have happened if the train to Amsterdam hadn’t been crowded.

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The Red-Haired Woman

I had wanted to be a writer.

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Broadcast

From below, the entire structure appears to be made of glass.

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The Perfect Couple

It’s like a drug. One hit of it and you’re under its spell, and then all you can think about is more.

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The Golden House

On the day of the new president’s inauguration...

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Bush Doctors

One of the reasons I chose to write about rural and remote doctors...

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Billy Slater

On 16 March 2017 I played my two hundred and seventy-ninth game for the Melbourne Storm.

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Maybe

Maybe it won’t happen.

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The Tea Gardens

I didn’t dare look at the palm of my hand for fear of seeing the bruising arc pattern of fingernails from the clenching of my fist moments earlier.

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Swing Time

It was the first day of my humiliation.

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Last Seen Alive

Jamie twists the dial on the radio up to full volume so we can hear the Stone Roses over the wind whistling past our ears.

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I Know A Secret

When I was seven years old, I learned how important it is to cry at funerals.

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