Today marks 10 years since I started my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics Challenge – my Challenge to complete all 600 Writing Topics from John Marsden’s book, Everything I Know About Writing. For those of you who don’t know, the 600 Writing Topics are split into the following categories: Topics 1-93: Quickies Topics 94-130: Discursive Topics 131-149: Based on a
Read moreAs mentioned in the first blog post in this series, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The fourth era is the Bronze Age, which ran from 1970 to 1988 and started with The Aristocats. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the Bronze Age is also known as the “Dark Age,” as the
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-second Conqueror Virtual Challenge, Cotswold Way. The Cotswold Way Virtual Challenge takes participants “from Chipping Campden to Bath, traveling through iconic limestone villages, rolling
Read moreAs mentioned in the first blog post in this series, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The fourth era is the Bronze Age, which ran from 1970 to 1988 and started with The Aristocats. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the Bronze Age is also known as the “Dark Age,” as the
Read moreAs mentioned in the first blog post in this series, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The fourth era is the Bronze Age, which ran from 1970 to 1988 and started with The Aristocats. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the Bronze Age is also known as the “Dark Age,” as the
Read moreI have nearly finished digging my hole.** Life in Beds Here we are. My deathbed. There’s no question how and why I ended up here: I ate what I wanted and never cared about staying in shape, I didn’t care about the numbers in my bloodwork, and I never felt worthy enough to change or do anything about it. I
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – April 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** Life in Beds Here we are. My deathbed. There’s no question how and why I ended up here: I ate what I wanted and never cared about staying in shape, I didn’t care about the numbers in my bloodwork, and I never felt
Read more‘That’s what’s wrong with this place!”** Going Down It was the perfect plan until I heard the thump. The thump of the elevator suddenly stopping before it was supposed to. “Damn it! Judy, the elevator’s stuck again, can you get maintenance to switch the fuse box on and off again? Please and thank you.” It was just me and the
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – March 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** Going Down It was the perfect plan until I heard the thump. The thump of the elevator suddenly stopping before it was supposed to. “Damn it! Judy, the elevator’s stuck again, can you get maintenance to switch the fuse box on and off
Read moreAs mentioned in the first blog post in this series, I’ll be writing analysis content on all 60+ Disney animated feature films and their film making eras. The fourth era is the Bronze Age, which ran from 1970 to 1988 and started with The Aristocats. As mentioned in a previous blog post, the Bronze Age is also known as the “Dark Age,” as the
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