Gail Jones

Gail Jones
Gail Jonesis an Australian novelist and academic...
finish
They got us through to the finish line.
world intersections routes
Friends are an intersection. A route back to the world.
chef mother spends taught
I'm not a chef, I'm a cook. A chef is someone who spends a lot of money, my mother taught me.
distance caution assurance
Shifts within friendships happen in imperceptible increments. There is distance, then assurance. Misconjecture, caution, gradual convergence. So much depends on the respect accorded to vulnerability.
joy
Unmediated joy was nowadays unfashionable.
help knew people
I knew a lot of other people who had stroke. I wanted to help those people by doing a marathon.
benefit comments concluded county creek district fire hearing information last negative public received reviewing rock
We received no negative comments and after reviewing the information from the public hearing last week, we concluded the fire district will be a benefit to Rock Creek and to the county as a whole.