“I came from nowhere and made something out of my life, and you came from somewhere and are trying to make nothing out of yours.” (Line from a movie) Write a story about two people of whom this could be said** Cold Feet Why did he have to propose? I had an inkling that he was up to something, I
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – April 2023 short story competition was as follows: *** Cold Feet Why did he have to propose? I had an inkling that he was up to something, I mean he’s been up to a lot of things lately – quitting his high-paying corporate job to “have a life” which has only amounted
Read moreWrite a poem in which every line begins with the word ‘now’.** Day One Now is the time, Now is the day, Now or never, Now is right. Now is the New Year, Now is Day One, Now is the start of the new you. Now it’s your turn, Now you say, “my name is Kirsty, and I’m an alcoholic.”
Read moreThe prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre’s (AWC) First Friday Fix for January 2022 (which was their inaugural First Friday Fix) was writing a 50-word story on the theme of NEW BEGINNINGS. *** Day One Now is the time, Now is the day, Now or never, Now is right. Now is the New Year, Now is Day One, Now is
Read moreWrite a description of someone whose whole life is controlled by TV ads.** Lucky Numbers Lisa had a busy day today. She miraculously managed to get herself life insurance from Real, despite only being two short years off her age reaching triple digits, she bought some cooking products from Danoz Direct, and even make-up from Maybelline, even though she didn’t
Read more‘If you ignore your children they’ll make themselves known somehow.’ Write a story about a child in this situation.** Acting Out I made sure that it only happened in public. Nothing was the same once mum and dad brought the tiny one home. They only wanted to spend time with it and not me, and things weren’t much better when
Read moreWrite in the voice of someone negative.** Ruined Plans Everyone was talking about their plans for the evening at work all day. Some planned on getting cozy in beds and reading, some cozy on their couch and watching TV, others were planning on doing a jigsaw. I had no plans. I had no plans because they were ruined by what
Read moreThe prompt for the Australian Writers’ Centre’s (AWC) First Friday Fix for August 2022 was three creative writing exercises to write three scenes, focusing on showing not telling. *** Ruined Plans Everyone was talking about their plans for the evening at work all day. Some planned on getting cozy in beds and reading, some cozy on their couch and watching
Read moreWrite 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
Read moreWrite a monologue where someone starts off lying but gradually becomes honest.** 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 is the ending I’ve
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