The last day** The last day of school, November 13 2008, for me wasn’t overly memorable, however there are hints of the day that stick out to me. It wasn’t even a full day, I had two HSC exams on the last day of exams–society & culture and tourism. My last exam was scheduled in the middle of a hot
Read moreDefine common objects, ideas or feelings in less than twenty words. Be specific. Examples: justice, television, books, matchboxes, war.** Justice: What is fair in the world. Television: An electrical device that enables display of photos and videos to provide entertainment. Books: Words on pages which are bound to provide education and joy. Matchboxes: Boxes of small
Read moreWrite a story in which every word contains the letter ‘a’** Like Father, Like Daughter Dad always says that as anyone travels a great asset means a great headrest, almost as vital as a great mattress. Many acquaintances and family associates had a hard crack at understanding what Dad meant. As an adult, having matured and nabbing an occupation as
Read moreWrite in the form of a poem a recipe for a wild party** Party Heart! Clean up the house, get it ready to scream and shout and let it all hang out! Send out all the invites, see who will take a bite who will bring this party down! Goin’ to the liquor store, only buying the
Read moreAs you can guess from the title of this post, I have reached the halfway point in my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics Challenge. I wanted to publish another post to both record my progress and reflect on how I have found the challenge now that I have reached the halfway point, which has taken me over 9 months to
Read more‘If we don’t change our direction, we’ll end up where we’re headed.’ Where are you headed? Do you want to change your direction?** Next Wednesday will be my 26th birthday and I will officially be closer to 30 than 20. At my current age, I feel I am walking a tightrope between being young and getting older, feeling like I
Read moreWrite about a time when something said to you changed your life** Honestly, I don’t think this particular person and his words changed my life, however what he said changed my perspective on one of the most important aspects of my life–dating. I briefly dated a man last year, keyword being briefly, clearly it didn’t work out. When he told
Read moreThe long and winding road (The Beatles)** #Even though this is the ‘Topics for Short Stories’ category, I felt this poem about how I feel about my life so far, fitted this topic Hear My Voice I’ve been a good girl, kept my head in the books never relying on my looks but at what cost? For eighteen years I’ve
Read moreLove’s not the way to treat a friend** #Even though this is the ‘Topics for Short Stories’ category, I felt this poem about a man I briefly dated and ended up being friends with for a little while, only for the friendship to end too, fitted for this topic. Unrequited Blindness We’ll see each other, we’ll click, we’ll talk we’ll
Read moreWhite** The Branches On My Family Tree Volume V All of our children grew up happily. Joanna and Jake loved being big siblings, Joanna even more so considering her childhood started out quite lonely, only to end up having five siblings by the age of 10. Even though Joanna was Jade’s only sibling, due to Joanna living with Dan &
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Loveday Writing 