Author Archives: Rach Loveday

First Friday Fix – July 2022

The prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre’s (AWC) First Friday Fix for July 2022 was to write a 50-word story using three of the five following ingredients: a lettuce leaf, a rubber duck, a pair of roller skates, a garden gnome, and/or a banana. My story can be found below. *** How to Make Rubber Duck Salad To make rubber

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John Marsden Writing Topic #516

Write a story that consists entirely of dialogue.** Rough Landing “Are you a nervous flyer?” “Is it that obvious?” “Only because I used to be like that.” “You? You’re kidding!” “No, every pilot feels like this. Don’t worry it will all be over soon.” “It will?” “Yeah, the plane’s nearly out of fuel. That’s what they get for firing me.”

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First Friday Fix – April 2022

The prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre’s (AWC) First Friday Fix for April 2022 was to write a 50-word story that takes place on an aeroplane and had to begin with dialogue. My story can be found below. *** Rough Landing “Are you a nervous flyer?” “Is it that obvious?” “Only because I used to be like that.” “You? You’re

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My Life Is Murder – Season 3, Episode 3 (Bloodlines)

This episode was all about bloodlines (hence the title) and horses. The episode kicks off with Alexa walking through a local market and calling out a woman selling ridiculously priced fake items, before meeting with Harry to get the case of the week. Harry shows her a picture of the “killer”, a thoroughbred stallion named Lord Flyte. His handler, Todd

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My Life Is Murder – Season 3, Episode 2 (Nothing Concrete)

This episode has a crime writer found dead encased in a public sculpture and the introduction of a new character. The episode kicks off with Alexa calling Madison whilst she’s sleeping, revealing that she is on some kind of holiday in France. Later, she meets up with Harry, who gives her the case of the week. Sebastian Kent, a bestselling

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John Marsden Writing Topic #233

Write about the death of an animal.** Left Behind For fifty days the bushfire raged on, burning away everything in its path. Once an emergency had been declared, everyone started to flee. Not everyone, humans and animals included, made it out. Some had died and others were stuck, slowly trying to make their way by foot, Percy included. Percy, the

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