Loveday Writing

My ABC Open Stories were stories I wrote for and were published on ABC Open, a platform for community-led regional and rural stories. ABC Open was established in 2010 and my stories were published in 2013. The ABC Open site closed in 2019, being replaced with ABC My Photo, an audience-generated photography site to provide an easier and more integrated

MY TYRES ARE FINE I JUST DON’T KNOW WHERE I’M GOING Compared to some of the other Travel Tales I have read, mine might seem insignificant or boring, but for me this particular Tale isn’t. My Travel Tale is the first time I drove out of town by myself. I was travelling from my home town of Wagga Wagga to

MY MOTHER MY NURSE (AND BRIEFLY MY PATIENT) My wonderful mother, Jennifer has nursed me through many illnesses: colds, flus, infections, 24-hour bugs and has also kissed many wounds to make them better throughout my childhood. Even though I’m 23 now, she still is my nurse on some occasions, the most recent being when I had my foot operated on

A PROUD APPLE ON THE TREE This might sound clichè and it’s going to be the most obvious choice, but I can’t deny them, there are two people, the two most important people in my life who have shaped me—my parents: Michael and Jennifer. Nearly everyone would say that their parents shaped them, but it’s true for me, without them

THE LIMPY DIARIES Surgery—minor or major can be scary. In my so far twenty-two years of life, I’ve only had one. But what I found scary was not the surgery itself, but what happened afterwards. For two years I had been experiencing on-and-off pain, limited movement and swelling around my right ankle. I went to GPs and my podiatrist several

THE MOMENT I BECAME A BUSINESSWOMAN I am a writer and a journalism student. I have been writing my whole life and although I did consider many other career paths like most children do (fish-and-chip shop owner, flight attendant, travel agent to name a few) but eventually I realised that writing and journalism are where my talent and passion lie.

FALLING DOWN AND RISING Four years ago, I was fresh out of high school and decided to work full-time at Woolworths, where I had already been working for over a year. After working full-time for three months, this particular day at work is one I have never forgotten and I never will as it ended up changing my life. It

UNCHARTED WATERS: MOVING FROM WAGGA WAGGA TO WOLLONGONG I moved from Wagga Wagga to Wollongong to undertake my university studies in 2010. I made the decision not only to undertake studies but to move out of home and 500 kilometres away from my family with no job and no-one there I knew. Nevertheless, it turned out to be the best

SPEED HUMPS Like it or not, freedom is never really free and the journey is never smooth. The freedom to drive, for me anyway, has cost me five years, seven tests, patience and a total of $1096. Nevertheless, I was determined to get my licence. The L’s test only cost me $62 because being the nerd that I am, I

WEARING THE OLYMPIC RINGS ON MY FINGER: GOING TO THE OLYMPICS FOR THE FIRST TIME After reading Rachael Lucas’ contribution on her experience on seeing the Hockey at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, it gave me the idea to share my own experience of seeing the Gymnastics and the Softball at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. I was 10 years old, my