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The 12 loops of Goodbye

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  The Twelve Loops of Goodbye The fluid rises. The cryo-hiss is deafening. And then... the program starts. Twelve times. The system cycles, and twelve times I see you. It starts the same. The image freezes in the dark. It’s you, BK. Or... It’s your idea. You’re wearing the rig. The goggles are locked on me. I try to say your name, but my mouth is filled with ice. I love you. God, I love you. But you don’t blink. The Neural Glitch. Something is wrong. The memory corrupts. I see "corrupted code" trying to stabilise across your face. Your eyes... behind the lenses... they twitch. Microscopically. Are you hurting? Or is that my pain rippling through the connection? A low-frequency pulse warps your skin. You look like a stranger. You look like the machine. The Shuddering Breath. This is the one that breaks me. Total stillness. Then... a faint mist forms at your mouth. Condensation beads on the goggles. I scream at you to breathe! Just breathe! But it’s slow. Irregular. It’s a ...

What a bloke

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What a bloke, McGuire. Homophobic Comments Homophobic comments in the Winter Olympics ,  ''They don't leave anything in the locker room, those blokes,'' said Molloy. ''They don't leave anything in the closet either, do they?'' McGuire said, laughing. ''Careful,'' Molloy replied. ''You'll get yourself into trouble.'' Channel 9 Response: NO COMMENT Racist Comments Calling the Australian of the year King Kong,  The conversation : he is a throwback to the old racist, sexist culture that has blighted Australian sport. Sexist Comments The Age: he would pay $50,000 to see  Wilson stay under a pool of iced water and charge an extra $10,000 for "everyone to stand around the outside and bomb her". Sexist President of Collingwood Passive Decision He chooses to non-attend the first AFLW game, in which his team, the team he is president of, had the honor to ...