St John of God Bendigo Hospital, May 2006

 

Stella slips into half light

silently, beckoning

 

her twin fussing

on my chest, first, as always

 

Dual delivery

breaking

 

Spiral labour

fading

 

Dawn relay

beginning

 

Dido’s Here With Me

 

Stereo Story #649

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Kate Foulds is a Central Victorian short fiction/memoir writer who grew up on the family farm in Musk. She completed a post-graduate journalism cadetship at Kyneton’s Midland Express and cultivated her craft at The Bendigo Advertiser. ‘Grandma’s gift’ was published in Mother – Memories, Moments & Stories, as part of the 2020 Bendigo Writers Festival Programme. ‘Acorn’ was shortlisted in the inaugural Minds Shine Bright writing competition and was published in the 2022 Confidence anthology. Kate’s debut children’s book, 'Grumps and the green fishing rod', will be published in May.