And the cow jumped over the moon.
Every time you swim you are escaping the earth, not attached to terra firma. That’s what she told us and we believed the logic. Just above the ground and sort of unattached.
It was the same with jumping, especially on the trampoline. We were in space. Actually not on the earth at all, floating wild and free, like Neil Armstrong and Buzz and the other guy who we could never remember. She was the sun and we orbited around her, drawn in then flung out to our own trajectory. Our world didn’t have boundaries, the galaxies and moons were our companions as we stepped right off the planet.
She always said this and we believed her. Nothing could keep us down.
Nothing could keep her down, as we bombarded her with water and blow-up toys she laughed and disappeared, swallowed by the sea.
We waited.
She didn’t come back. We panicked and imagined her sucked down to the bowels of the earth forever. Then she popped up, freed from Neptune and the Gods of the underworld, and smiled.
Look at me I’m not even on the earth, she said and we believed her.
Kerry Ashwin
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About Me
- Kerry Ashwin
- Townsville, North Queensland, Australia
- As a writer I do my best. I write for magazines, radio and fun. I am a common sense activist. Go the league of common sense. On any day I can be heard to say "Oh for heavens sake". I have a healthy ego, and a fertile imagination which combines with a robust work ethic to make me a well rounded individual.
my first "in Print".
Long after the thrill leads the reader on a scintillating roller coaster ride of emotions, with a generous serving of laughter, a hint of pepper and spices, and a back taste of deception. With distinctive and captivating voices, the stories give layers of wit and wisdom and can be enjoyed on their own, or with company. The deliciousness of this well rounded collection is that at fifteen to the dozen it will leave a lasting taste on the palate.
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