Loveday Writing

Write a story about house cats, that have gone wild and grown to a large size.** This short story was partially written by the Australian Writers’ Centre. The first part was written by them for the First Friday Fix – November 2022 writing challenge, with that particular challenge focusing on writing the ending of a story. The black, bolded part

Write a story for children in which there’s ‘lots of food and lots of fighting’. (Norman Lindsay)** N.B. I chose to write a story about children instead of for them for this prompt. Rehearsal I hate running the school play. All the kids were together on stage, sitting at a dining table set with mostly fake but some real food.

Write a set of nonsense instructions for…for what?** How to Make Rubber Duck Salad To make rubber duck salad, you obviously need a rubber duck, a lettuce leaf, and a banana. Rinse the lettuce leaf under cold water, peel the banana and slice it. You can either have the rubber duck whole or slice it finely. Mix everything in the

Write about the death of an animal.** Left Behind For fifty days the bushfire raged on, burning away everything in its path. Once an emergency had been declared, everyone started to flee. Not everyone, humans and animals included, made it out. Some had died and others were stuck, slowly trying to make their way by foot, Percy included. Percy, the

The company forgives a moment of madness (film title)** It Takes Two Yes, I ruined the company Christmas party. No, I didn’t do it on my own. Yes, I broke Keith’s arm, but I did it because he groped me. Yes, Keith got fired, but only after I threatened to call the Fair Work Ombudsman. The company forgave my “madness”

Write a story such that you’re astounded by your own daring.** I chose the story below as a response to this writing topic as it was the first time I ever wrote historical fiction. I wrote it as part of the NYC Midnight 100-Word Microfiction Challenge 2022 (Round 2). Money Shot The brief was always simple, get the shot no

Welcome to my nightmare.** Acrimonious (Part II) I had to kill her. Everyone thought she was perfect, including me, but during quarantine, I met the real Annette. Bossy, controlling, not the meek doormat I agreed to marry. Lifting a dumbbell off the stand in my home gym my first thought, hit her over the head with it? No, too obvious.

‘What I didn’t do on my holidays.’** Road Trip I’m on the road, finally free, out of quarantine, going back home (if it’s even home anymore). I forgot how long highways and isolation can be, I’m finally free.   **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.  

The happy-ending machine.** The Happy Ending Machine Once upon a time there was a little girl named Stella. Stella was happy, bright, and loved making things. One Friday at school, her best friend, Gina, told her that her parents were getting divorced and was very sad. As Stella had a big heart, she decided that she was going to make

Would the last person to leave please turn off the lights?** The Next Chapter The house is finished. After six months of painting, shifting furniture, and fixing things, my house is finally complete. To celebrate and say thank you to all of the tradies who helped me, I invited them over for dinner. I made a toast to them for