Teaspoon of Jellybeans

Emily Paull is a writer and editor, with a background in English Literature and modern social history. She writes short fiction and historical fiction and is the author of "Well-Behaved Women", a short story collection published by Margaret River Press in December 2019. She is currently working on a novel set during World War One in Western Australia. "Teaspoon of Jellybeans" is part of Short Édition's series, The Current.

When she remembers visiting Dad in his high-rise building each holidays, she thinks about how walking down Adelaide Terrace felt like walking through a canyon; how she was small anyway, but felt miniscule; and how when they hopped in the lift, the carpet always smelled strange, as if no amount of cleaning could erase the number of feet that had trodden on it over the years. The receptionist would greet them, making a fuss because she only saw the children (at most) four times a year. Dad's was the corner office, looking out over the river and the big green parks surrounded by cars, and som

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