Describe a scene which is dominated by rich, intense colour.** Waiting Room I’ve been in my fair share of waiting rooms before, but this one by far is the ugliest. While it’s silent and still with a few people, like other typical waiting rooms, it’s still as ugly as sin. I would like to know whether this clinic was actually
Read moreYou come home and find the house is empty; your parents appear to have moved away, and taken everything with them. You don’t trust your neighbours, so you don’t want to go to them…** Lost and Found The sound of the thunder above me only added to my bad day. The rain hadn’t started but I knew it would show
Read moreWrite about a scene that most people wouldn’t consider worthy of attention (and so it is virtually invisible to them).** The Next Clue I’m standing in a queue behind people I’ll never know in a beige office building, following the orders of The Madman. I’m sick of this psychopath screwing us around, but now the stakes are too high and
Read moreA wild animal from your dreams becomes ‘real’ – can you tame it?** In July 2020, the Australian Writers’ Centre encouraged writers to submit a 23-word story inspired by the image above. More than a year later (due to falling behind with my writing projects), I’ve finally written my 23-word story, which can be found below. *** Elephant in the
Read moreAwakening to the terror of the same old day (Harvey Pekar)** 19 Words on COVID-19 Wake up, eat up, sit up, sit down, keep busy, keep writing, keep quarantining, repeat…for God knows how long. **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
Read moreWrite a conversation in which someone intends to ring their doctor but dials the butcher by mistake.** This story was written based on the picture above and prompts provided by the Australian Writers’ Centre. *** Personal Call I managed to hobble my way into the phone box on the bank, of all the times to hurt my ankle, why did
Read moreWrite about a school for bad boys and girls. A good boy or girl goes there, and won’t conform. What happens to him or her? Does he/she get expelled?** New Girl Three. Three years I’m going to be stuck at this school, the Haywood Academy for Unruly Students. I was recruited by my previous principal, Ms. Clarke, to enrol and
Read moreA true story.** Please note, this story is not based on a true story, rather it is a story that could easily be regarded as true, be relatable, or happen to anyone. Resolutions The New Year started for me with the sun rising, the light of it slowly coming through my mostly closed blinds. In previous years I would have
Read moreI looked the other way, pretending to smile.** Gifts “It’s from me!” I forced a gracious smile on my face after unwrapping a birthday gift I picked up off the table from my co-worker, Rose. It was a so-called self-help book on how to be a happy, single independent woman, who is in no need for a man. I found
Read moreWhy?** A Night Alone Ron showed up to the hotel with one suitcase in his hand and a forced smile on his face. The young woman behind the desk was friendly and checked him in quickly. When he entered the room, which was drab and gloomy looking with its faded white walls and worn carpet with an outdated pattern, he
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