Now that I’ve finished reviewing and analysing Pixar’s Experimental Era, the next era I will be exploring is the current era, the Personal Era. The Personal Era currently consists of seven animated feature films and kicked off in 2020: Onward Soul Luca Turning Red Lightyear Elemental Inside Out 2 The Personal Era so far has been known for its film
Read moreNow that I’ve finished reviewing and analysing Disney’s Silver Age, the next era I will be exploring is the Bronze Age. The Bronze Age consisted of eight animated feature films, and lasted for eighteen years from 1970 to 1988: The Aristocats Robin Hood The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh The Rescuers The Fox and the Hound The Black Cauldron
Read moreAfter six years, I finally hit the 500 completed writing topics mark in my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics challenge. Just like when I hit the previous milestones, I wanted to publish a blog post to record my progress and also record the fact that I’m on the home stretch with 100 writing topics left to complete. As I stated
Read moreWrite a speech for a person of high status who is suddenly interrupted in the middle of it (Alan Aykbourn)** First Day of School The school’s outdoor amphitheatre was filled with students, Principal Harders was ready to go, to begin the same speech she gives to new students at the beginning of every school year. “Good morning students, and welcome
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – October 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place in some kind of THEATRE/THEATER. Your story must include somebody shouting. Your story must include the words UNCOMFORTABLE, RECORD, and SHRINK. *** First Day of School The school’s outdoor amphitheatre was filled with students, Principal Harders was ready to
Read moreWrite a poem about a scene where nothing is moving.** Late Stuck on the highway. I’m running late why didn’t I set my alarm today? Oh…I remember: I took the test and the stick turned blue, hoping the result wasn’t true, but I couldn’t deny that my period had skipped it’s usual visit, it was running late too. Stuck on
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a character who arrives somewhere LATE. Your story’s first sentence must contain only four words. Your story must include the words SKIP, KICK, BLUE, and DISAPPEAR. *** Late Stuck on the highway. I’m running late why didn’t I set my
Read morePOLL: What is your favourite animated feature film in Pixar’s Experimental Era? Cast your vote here:
Read moreNow that I’ve watched and written analysis pieces on the ten animated feature films of the Experimental Era: Cars 2, Brave, Monsters University, Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur, Finding Dory, Cars 3, Coco, Incredibles 2, and Toy Story 4, I’m going to rank them from my least favourite to my favourite. As I was watching these films, I made some
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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