Midnight son

Kids. They grow up so fast! Like to know how fast? A 24-year-old drives his kid brother to a girl’s twelfth birthday. The party’s in the well-heeled Melbourne suburb of Brighton. When the man returns to collect his brother several hours later, he sees pre-teens (i.e. children) staggering round the front yard, vomiting profusely on…

Sweet Sixteen & Utterly Pissed

16-year-old Sophie* attends a gathering at a friend’s house at 4 pm.  Sophie drinks a bottle of vodka while the host parents party elsewhere on the property – not caring what’s happening in their home.  Sophie passes out. Her eyes roll back. Her breathing becomes laboured. Her friends become distressed and wonder if they should…