The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – May 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** White Flag Let there be peace, and let it begin with me, I finally waved the white flag, Or rather, my white, silk hankie as a white flag. I had enough of everyone fighting: Being hangry, Getting angry, Going in circles, I had
Read moreWrite a story in which two events happen simultaneously.** Making History Well-behaved women seldom make history, that’s why I pulled my first “sickie.” I worked hard and sacrificed to get here, I was going to the Olympics no matter what. Olympic Stadium was ripe with Australian spirit and the optimism of the new millennium, it was so strong it could
Read moreEarlier this year I entered the NYC Midnight 100-word Microfiction Challenge, an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to write original 100-word stories by giving them a specific genre, action and word assignment, in 24 hours. Every writer is placed in a specific group based on the genre, action and word assignment they are given. The competition judges pick 15
Read moreNow that the premiere has come and gone, establishing the story arcs and tone of the season, the rest of the season can get underway. The episode kicks off with the reveal that the bus driver of last week’s crash, Owen Tidwell, has been released on bail after being charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Anna has also spoken
Read moreThe job of a season premiere is to establish the season’s story arcs and pick up on any arcs that were started or left behind at the end of the previous season. This pilot did its job, but not perfectly. The episode makes it clear from the beginning that a year has passed and shows Eliza tending to patients with
Read moreThe job of a series finale is to bring a series and its final season’s story arcs to a satisfying close. I feel that this finale did its job well, but it would have been done perfectly, had the season been longer than four episodes. The episode kicks off with Real Nathan pulling off Nora’s VR Goggles and the two
Read moreThe job of a season finale is to wrap up the season’s story arcs and subplots, and to provide new story arcs and subplots for the second season (if there is one). I felt this finale did its job perfectly. The episode kicks off with Lauren, Daffy and Trev seeing Taya off to the Tiwi Islands, with Taya giving Lauren
Read moreThis episode is all about winning and losing, and not just on the footy field. The episode kicks off in unique fashion, with a split screen of Lauren’s and Ned’s lives as they currently live apart, showing the contrast in Ned competently looking after Leroy and his boys, and Lauren struggling to look after Taya. Daffy and Trevor push Lauren
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: I have since completed my forty-fourth Conqueror Virtual Challenge, Victoria Falls. The Victoria Falls Virtual Challenge takes participants on a “journey to one of the wildest places on Earth.” I
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: I have since completed my forty-third Conqueror Virtual Challenge, Bali. The Bali Virtual Challenge takes participants from “Denpasar to Tanah Lot on a 50-mile route through temple paths, rice
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