Think of something you don’t want to write about, then start writing about it.** My car accident and new car I can’t talk about my nice “new to me” car without talking about why I had to get one. December 18, 2024, 7:35am. I was driving to work, worrying about another day of end-of-year stresses when I was approaching a
Read moreYou’ve got the right string baby, but the wrong yo-yo.** Caught on Camera It wasn’t the first time this had happened, but it was the first time that it went viral. Colleagues having affairs isn’t anything new. Think about it, if someone wants to have an affair, the office is the easiest place to start having one, as most people
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** Caught on Camera It wasn’t the first time this had happened, but it was the first time that it went viral. Colleagues having affairs isn’t anything new. Think about it, if someone wants to have an affair, the office is the easiest place
Read more‘Freeze’ a dramatic scene and describe it in words. Don’t worry about the prelude and sequel: just describe the scene itself.** The Final Reveal Today was finally the day where everything was revealed. Molly spent weeks working her way through her grand plan and the contestants, there was only two other contestants left, Ian and Jan. The three of them
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Final Reveal Today was finally the day where everything was revealed. Molly spent weeks working her way through her grand plan and the contestants, there was only two other contestants left, Ian and Jan. The three of them took the final quiz
Read moreDescribe a scene in which there is balance – movement balancing something that is still, perhaps.** The Every Day Adventure They say you only live once. I’ve chosen to live my life as a bus driver. I’ve chosen to live my life as a bus driver as every day is an adventure…even though I drive the same route every day.
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – October 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Every Day Adventure They say you only live once. I’ve chosen to live my life as a bus driver. I’ve chosen to live my life as a bus driver as every day is an adventure…even though I drive the same route every
Read moreWrite a passage of dialogue in which it is obvious which speakers are male and which are female.** The Last Hurrah (Part II) It was the third mediation meeting in the office this week for another soon-to-be divorced couple. Today it was Mike and Tina, it would be their first time at the negotiation table. They only lasted six months,
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – August 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Last Hurrah (Part II) It was the third mediation meeting in the office this week for another soon-to-be divorced couple. Today it was Mike and Tina, it would be their first time at the negotiation table. They only lasted six months, apparently
Read moreDescribe 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
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