A beginning** The Branches On My Family Tree Volume IV Sebastian and Leah’s wedding was absolutely beautiful, not to mention it was a “proper” wedding—in a church and with an actual reception—everything my wedding to him wasn’t, it drove me crazy. What eased my feelings of insanity…and jealousy…was the fact that I wasn’t at their wedding to celebrate their marriage,
Read moreWrite a poem showing someone’s emotional state by the way they engage with a small object** Symbol of Love You sit softly on my finger, you wedding ring of mine, have been for quite some time signifying this chapter of my life, that is currently in strife. Everyday I look at you, and with my other fingers I fiddle,
Read moreWrite a poem that begins ‘The day our daughter/son was born…’** Little Twig The day our daughter was born– we suddenly weren’t kids anymore, our carefree teenage lives gone. The day our daughter was born– our lives changed forever but we didn’t end up staying together. The day our daughter was born– we didn’t realise our divorce would only
Read moreWrite a poem, with a personal flavour, celebrating solitude** I love Solitude I love living on my own, I love having my own home, I can decorate it how I like, inside I can live my own life. I love working on my own, it’s my second home, I don’t have to work on a team and make sure
Read moreWrite a poem explaining how difficult it is to live your life** Not Closed I don’t have a closed mind, I don’t have a closed heart, I’m just trying to do everything right, I’m just trying to live this life. I don’t have a closed mind, I don’t have a closed heart, I’m just trying to survive the daily
Read moreWrite a humorous description of your experiences on stage** I was such a superstar on stage during my school years! When I was eight, I was in my school production, ‘The Lost Chord’. It was really fun, every single student and teacher were involved and rehearsals went for weeks. My performance was with my fellow year 2 students and our
Read moreDescribe yourself through the eyes of someone who’s deaf and blind** I’m five and a half feet tall, with brown hair and brown eyes and I wear glasses. I have broad shoulders, an average sized chest, I’m overweight (most obvious in the stomach area) and I have long legs. I have a loud voice, which is loud due to having
Read moreYou’ve just taken a truth pill. Now write about the last fight you were in, or the last time you got in trouble, or the last time you fell in love** The last fight I was in was with a man I briefly dated last year, we were arguing about the state of our friendship, although I was arguing more
Read moreDo something you’ve never done before and write about it** This ANZAC Day, I went to an ANZAC Day service for the very first time. There’s a part of me that is ashamed of this and I honestly don’t know why I haven’t been to any services before. I have been to the occasional parade throughout my childhood, not to
Read moreWhat’s the biggest disaster you’ve ever caused** Most people wouldn’t view this as a big disaster, but for me it was a big personal disaster. In my fourth year of uni, I was taking a Convergence Journalism class and one of my assessment tasks was making a video using specialised software. I did a shoot with a student for the
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