Category Archives: John Marsden’s 600 Writing Topics

John Marsden Writing Topic #287

A Christmas story: Santa recounts some incidents from his travels.** Here Comes Santa Claus This is my last year as Santa—Christmas Eve 2069. That’s right, Santa exists but he is not one person, he is/has been a variety of chosen ones who fulfil the role for fifty years, training the next chosen one in line five years before retirement. Although

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John Marsden Writing Topic #243

Rimmed by uncertainty** First Shopping Trip Price check! Those words screeched by a woman over the supermarket’s loud speaker was enough to startle me out of my daydream and regain my thoughts. I wandered through each aisle going through the motions, picking up things off the shelves and mindlessly putting them in my trolley. I didn’t realise that the Dolmio

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John Marsden’s 600 Writing Topics: Two-thirds of the way down

After two long years, I have finally completed two-thirds of my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics Challenge! I wanted to publish another post to record my progress, especially as it took me so long to reach 400 completed topics, in comparison to how long it took me to reach the previous milestones. As I stated in my introductory blog post

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John Marsden Writing Topic #252

Keep on going till it all stops flowing.** Encore—Volume IV You are cordially invited to the reunion of GoGirls! at the Worthington Function Centre on Saturday September 13th 2025. Please RSVP to Mrs Valerie Morganside by Friday August 14th and inform her of whether you will be bringing along your spouse and/or family members.   Melanie Shaughnessy Angus—Go Girls! Vocalist

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John Marsden Writing Topic #301

Sadness.** Encore—Volume III You are cordially invited to the reunion of GoGirls! at the Worthington Function Centre on Saturday September 13th 2025. Please RSVP to Mrs Valerie Morganside by Friday August 14th and inform her of whether you will be bringing along your spouse and/or family members.   Marilyn Hollows—younger sister of Geraldine Hollows, GoGirls! Drummer and Co-Leader   I

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John Marsden Writing Topic #326

Write a lullaby for a twenty-first century baby.** Goodnight My Little Millennial Goodnight my little millennial, put your tablet/iPad down and rest your eyes tomorrow is a new day, a day where you can no longer speak your mind, without offending someone.   Goodnight my little millennial, tomorrow is a new day, in a world where you can make your

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