The Teddy Bears’ Picnic. (In an offbeat style?)** Teddy Bears’ Picnic The door slammed behind a slightly messy purple bedroom with a picnic attended by teddy bears and other toys on the floor, lying on an old woolly blanket, after Katie suddenly bolted up and out of the room, running on her mother’s orders downstairs to get her lunch. “All
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—August 2020 short story competition was as follows: Your story must contain HUMOUR/COMEDY (see below). Your story must include the following five words: DIZZY, EXOTIC, LUMPY, TINY, TWISTED. Your story must include a sandwich. Wait – what does “contain humour/comedy mean?” Your story must simply use humour as a main driving force (think amusing
Read moreWrite about a game of Chess which is more than a game, where black and white pieces represent something – two opposing forces, or armies, maybe.** Mind Games Just as I started to feel better about myself and transformation, my anxiety came to the table and wanted to play the game again. This never-ending game of Chess between me: my
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—June 2020 short story competition was as follows: Your story’s first and last words must begin with J. Your story must include a game being played. Your story must include the phrase MISS/MISSED THE BOAT. *** Mind Games Just as I started to feel better about myself and transformation, my anxiety came to the
Read moreThe fifth virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Haiti run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
Read moreThe fourth virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Brazil run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
Read moreThe third virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the India run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
Read moreTake one interesting word and write a poem that describes it.** Drought Dehydration can lead to unwanted death. Rainless days lead to restrictions to hand-wash necessities to life. Over long periods of no rain, the crops will droop, and we will have to start sacrificing. Unexpected fires, withered and wounded souls forever. Ground sunburnt, no water to get for help.
Read moreThe second virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Jordan run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
Read moreThe first virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Russia run. As mentioned in my previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as
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