February 30.** One day in an Alternate Universe A long time ago, I found my way into an alternate universe. I was sitting on my back deck with a glass of wine, looking at the stars when one of them fell into my hand. The star grew hot in my hand and brighter, blinding me. When I opened my eyes
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—May 2018 short story competition was as follows: The story had to begin with the words “A long time ago” The story had to include the words “star”, “war” and “force” (or a plural of those words). The story had to feature something that flies. *** One day in an Alternate Universe A long
Read moreWrite a story about someone who’s very controlled on the outside but out of control on the inside.** The Elephant in the Room I thought I was being the perfect employee, or at least as perfect as possible. I always got to work early, stayed until 5pm and sometimes later, but not too late that it would cause concern. I’d
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—April 2018 short story competition was as follows: The title of the story had to be THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. The story had to feature the words “busted”, “emerged” and “key”. The story had to end with “the clock struck four”. *** The Elephant in the Room I thought I was being
Read moreWrite a piece in which two things are happening at once** Stage Fright Music was, sorry is my life. My friend, Valerie, from college finally opened her cabaret bar and formally invited me to sing on opening night. She knew it had been a while and she knew why. I made sure I was immaculately dressed, that the mic had
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—March 2018 short story competition was as follows: The first word had to be MUSIC. The story had to feature singing at some point. The story had to include an invitation in some way. *** Stage Fright Music was, sorry is my life. My friend, Valerie, from college finally opened her cabaret bar and
Read moreNonsense** Happy Birthday Today’s my birthday. I’m forty; an age society tells us, especially for women, that they are starting to get old, are over the hill and are supposed to behave a certain way. I’ve never given into this kind of pressure and I don’t intend to start, but it doesn’t mean that I’ve never felt it. My personality
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—February 2018 short story competition was as follows: Have an opening sentence of exactly THREE words. Include the words “forty”, “flamboyant”, “fortune”, “flavour” and “furious” at some point in the story (plural forms – if they existed – were allowed). Involve the prop of a “feather” in some way. *** Happy Birthday Today’s my
Read moreCatch a train that takes you into a strange land.** Journey Not the Destination to the Afterlife All board passengers! Please stand clear! This is it. Throughout my life, I had many theories in regards to what the afterlife might be like; I never expected that I’d have to take a journey on a train to get there. The other
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—July 2019 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place on a TRAIN. Your story must include something FROZEN. Your story must include three 3-word sentences in a row. *** Journey Not the Destination to the Afterlife All aboard passengers! Please stand clear! This is it. Throughout my life, I had
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