The Answer to: What's Wrong with Australia

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Thanks to all those who commented on my last post. Rather than write the same thing over and over I'll tell you the answer here and add a bit more. In the photo Australia is back to front so the west coast is on the right and the east coast on the left. Only a few people gave the correct answer but there were lots of clever comments. Just for the record, men in Australia sometimes take their wives out for lunch – but they might forget to take them home again. We are going out again tonight to a new Chinese restaurant that has just opened in town. And I am off to writing group this afternoon so I need to get cracking on reading some posts here. I'm taking a 100-word flash fiction story to share with the other members of the writing group, many of whom are new. It's one I did a long time ago but I thought you might like to read it. INTO THE LIGHT Sally was frightened. In the quiet darkness, her heart flailed against her chest like a caged bird desperate to escape. She remembered her mother’s words: ‘Trust me, darling. Just go towards the light. Grandma and Pop will be watching for you. Go towards the light.’ Here it was sombre and silent. Even after all she had been through, Sally was no longer sure that she was ready. She took a deep, painful breath. Suddenly, with a fanfare of trumpets, the curtains swished apart and, looking like a million dollars, Sally sashayed down the catwalk towards the footlights.