John Marsden Writing Topic #531
Write a story in which two events happen simultaneously.**
Making History
Well-behaved women seldom make history, that’s why I pulled my first “sickie.”
I worked hard and sacrificed to get here, I was going to the Olympics no matter what.
Olympic Stadium was ripe with Australian spirit and the optimism of the new millennium, it was so strong it could heal the actual sick.
It didn’t take long to find her, she stood out in her green and gold bodysuit. The crowd roared as she took off, and became deafening as she took the lead and gracefully crossed the finish line to victory.
Cathy and I both made history that day.
**Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
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