The brief for the AWC Furious Fiction—December 2018 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place on Christmas Eve EITHER 50 years ago OR 50 years into the future (you decide). The first word of your story must rhyme with the last word of your story (they cannot be the same word). Your story must include the
Read moreMy Year of the Fun Walk run for July was the Happy Birthday Harry virtual run. The Happy Birthday Harry virtual run was a virtual run to celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday on July 31. It was the first annual Happy Birthday Harry run, with the option of five distances to complete: 1 mile, 5km, 10km, 13.1 miles or 26.2 miles.
Read moreThe job of a pilot is to establish a show’s premise, characters and story arcs for the season. The Seachange reboot is in the unique position of continuing a premise that was established in its original series over 20 years ago, but also having to establish its premise for new viewers. I felt this pilot really only did half the
Read moreNow we have reached the season 2 finale of Squinters. The job of a season finale is to wrap up the season’s story arcs and set up new story arcs for the next season (if there is one). I feel this finale executed this perfectly. The episode kicks off with Brett and Tina’s morning commute with Tina reading an email
Read moreWe are now at the penultimate episode of the season. The episode kicks off with Jess and Macca’s morning commute where he shows her a photo of himself from when they met and they discuss how much Macca has evolved over time. Later on, they pick up Gav who goes into explicit detail about his experience at the sperm donor
Read moreThis episode makes it clear that a fair amount of time has passed since the events of the previous episode. The episode kicks off with Lukas commuting to work with his beloved dog, Barney, asking him how he managed to swallow so many objects to the point that his bowel is obstructed and needs medical attention. After dropping Barney off,
Read moreNow we’re at the halfway point of the second season. The episode kicks off with Talia telling Romi that her mother texted her asking for Romi’s dad’s phone number, and Talia is trying to stop lying. In the afternoon, we find out that Talia’s mum and Romi’s dad made out, and Romi reveals that the orange men working in the
Read moreNow that the premiere has aired, the season can really get underway. Jess and Macca’s morning commute revolves around the possibility that they have successfully conceived a baby as Jess’ period is late, and Jess’ desire to implement a swear-free household if they do end up having kids. Unfortunately during their afternoon commute we find out that Jess isn’t pregnant
Read moreWe’re on the road again with the season 2 premiere of Squinters. This season kicks off with Talia and Romi driving to work together, which raises the question of what happened with Simoni and Paul. After we find out that both Romi and Talia were successful in regaining their jobs as Acting Marketing Director and Dispatch Facilitator respectively, it’s revealed
Read moreMy second four mile (6.4km) walk for the 2019 Four Seasons: Four Miles year-long, virtual run challenge was summer. I completed my summer walk on June 22 around Lake Albert, in my home town of Wagga Wagga, in one hour and fourteen minutes. A few weeks after submitting my results, I received my summer medal and bib (which I forgot
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