The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2023 short story competition was as follows: #As this story prompted a child to be the main character, I made mine six-years-old, and the spelling and grammatical mistakes in the story are deliberate, as I wanted the character’s voice to read and sound child-like. *** Ring Toss I wanted to win
Read more‘The last time I saw him/her…’ It’s an infallible opening line!** Trash to Treasure The last time I saw her was graduation day (and good riddance)! Tracey Holden was the most popular girl and biggest bully in school, or at least bully to a “freak” like me. The day I graduated high school was the best day of my life
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2022 short story competition was as follows: *** Trash to Treasure The last time I saw her was graduation day (and good riddance)! Tracey Holden was the most popular girl and biggest bully in school, or at least bully to a “freak” like me. The day I graduated high school was
Read moreThe episode takes us in a completely different direction with a large time jump. The episode kicks off with a six-month time jump from January to June 1973 – Bottom Dollar Publications (BDP) have turned their financial woes around, going from being in dire debt to making so much money from Minx and its merchandise that they have been able
Read moreNow that the premiere has come and gone, the fun can begin with the progression of the season’s story arcs. This episode kicks off in a similar way to the previous one, only this time, Doug is going to Westwood Village, along with Tina, Bambi, Constance, and Richie to the premiere of Deep Throat. Disaster strikes moments in with the
Read moreThe job of a season premiere is to establish new story arcs for the season and pick up from where we were left off at the end of the previous season (if there was one). This premiere did a great job. I mentioned in my review of the season one finale that the possible story arcs for this season could
Read moreWrite a poem entitled ‘Choices’ or ‘Decisions’** Decisions Decision day, it’s time, Everyone is Counting on me. If I go one way, I’ll please a certain Someone or maybe everyone. If I go the other way, I’ll be truly happy, On top of the world, No-one holding me back, but that certain someone, or maybe everyone will be unhappy. Which
Read moreMy mum, the bushranger** A Bushranger’s Eulogy Mum would always take off like a rocket during a chase. She loved it when it was on foot, she’d smile and look back as her enemies shot at her and missed, whilst she’d open fire and hit at least one. She took joy from robbing fellow robbers and people that were almost
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – June 2023 short story competition was as follows: *** A Bushranger’s Eulogy Mum would always take off like a rocket during a chase. She loved it when it was on foot, she’d smile and look back as her enemies shot at her and missed, whilst she’d open fire and hit at least
Read moreWrite a poem in which each line is a lie** Lies Love has found me, I’m a millionaire, Everyone knows the ‘real me’, Socialising is my forte **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
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Loveday Writing 