Describe an argument or conflict between a male and female, taking the female point of view if you’re male, or the male point of view if you’re female.** The Last Hurrah (Part I) It was the third bachelor party at work this week, but it was the first time I’ve ever seen a bride show up and fight with her
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2025 short story competition was as follows: Your story had to take place at a bachelor or bachelorette party. Your story had to feature at least two characters arguing. Your story had to include the words BLOCK, CLOCK, and SHOCK. *** The Last Hurrah (Part I) It was the third bachelor
Read moreWrite a passage in which something happens that seems real…yet when we think about it, it must be impossible.** The Iron Lady “Will you marry me?” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard that question being asked between two people in front of me, but if I had to guess, it’d have to be in the several thousands.
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – September 2025 short story competition was as follows: Your story has to take place at a famous landmark. Your story’s first sentence has to be a question. Your story must include the words LINK, ORANGE, VOICE. *** The Iron Lady “Will you marry me?” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve
Read moreAt a local book fair earlier this year, I came across a random find that I thought was a fun little novelty (pardon the slight pun), How it Works…The Computer. The image on the book’s cover alone let me know that it was published in the past, and I was right, it was published in 1979, and was a revised
Read moreThis year, I thought about participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) again, only to discover when I tried to login to their website that it’s no more. Admittedly, I’d been living under a NaNoWriMo rock as it’s only once a year and my participation in it was on-and-off. I read online that the organisation announced its closure in March
Read moreThe job of a season finale is to bring the season’s story arcs to a close, and establish new ones for the next season (if there is one). This finale did a solid job, but I feel that ending on a cliffhanger brought it down a bit, especially with no news as of yet, if it will be renewed. The
Read moreIn earlier blog posts, I talked about my decision to try a new type of virtual run challenge, the Conqueror Virtual Challenges, as well as my completion of the following challenges: The English Channel The Inca Trail Mount Fuji Angkor Wat Marathon to Athens The Berlin Wall Amalfi Coast Easter Island Paris Rome Bangkok Washington DC The Jesus Trail Mount
Read moreThe penultimate episode of a season is usually used to provide a springboard for the finale, this episode definitely did its job. Wayne and Mira The episode kicks off with Wayne, Mira, and Darren attending a ceremony to spread Timmy’s ashes. When they are back at work, Wayne gets a call from Naomi asking for help with a patient, a
Read moreIn earlier blog posts, I talked about my decision to try a new type of virtual run challenge, the Conqueror Virtual Challenges, as well as my completion of the following challenges: The English Channel The Inca Trail Mount Fuji Angkor Wat Marathon to Athens The Berlin Wall Amalfi Coast Easter Island Paris Rome Bangkok Washington DC The Jesus Trail Mount
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