John Marsden Writing Topic #505
Write a complete story of exactly fifty words, no more, no less. It should have a beginning, a middle and an end**
Busted
Tonight the U2 concert is on, but mum wouldn’t let me go, so I decided to sneak out the window. I tried sneaking back in by climbing the drainpipe. Just as I landed on my bedroom floor, she turned the light on. I’m busted and grounded…God Damn It! Never again!
**Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.