Confessions of a six-year-old (Bindi Thompson)** #As this topic prompted a child to be the main character, the spelling and grammatical mistakes in the story are deliberate, as I wanted the character’s voice to read and sound child-like. *** Ring Toss I wanted to win the blue bunny, not the pink one. I hate Bumper Berkerson, he’s always mean to
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2023 short story competition was as follows: #As this story prompted a child to be the main character, I made mine six-years-old, and the spelling and grammatical mistakes in the story are deliberate, as I wanted the character’s voice to read and sound child-like. *** Ring Toss I wanted to win
Read more‘The last time I saw him/her…’ It’s an infallible opening line!** Trash to Treasure The last time I saw her was graduation day (and good riddance)! Tracey Holden was the most popular girl and biggest bully in school, or at least bully to a “freak” like me. The day I graduated high school was the best day of my life
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2022 short story competition was as follows: *** Trash to Treasure The last time I saw her was graduation day (and good riddance)! Tracey Holden was the most popular girl and biggest bully in school, or at least bully to a “freak” like me. The day I graduated high school was
Read moreWrite a poem entitled ‘Choices’ or ‘Decisions’** Decisions Decision day, it’s time, Everyone is Counting on me. If I go one way, I’ll please a certain Someone or maybe everyone. If I go the other way, I’ll be truly happy, On top of the world, No-one holding me back, but that certain someone, or maybe everyone will be unhappy. Which
Read moreMy mum, the bushranger** A Bushranger’s Eulogy Mum would always take off like a rocket during a chase. She loved it when it was on foot, she’d smile and look back as her enemies shot at her and missed, whilst she’d open fire and hit at least one. She took joy from robbing fellow robbers and people that were almost
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – June 2023 short story competition was as follows: *** A Bushranger’s Eulogy Mum would always take off like a rocket during a chase. She loved it when it was on foot, she’d smile and look back as her enemies shot at her and missed, whilst she’d open fire and hit at least
Read moreWrite a poem in which each line is a lie** Lies Love has found me, I’m a millionaire, Everyone knows the ‘real me’, Socialising is my forte **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
Read moreWrite a poem about the end of the world** Apocalypse All of this started with a little Plague. It didn’t take long for it to spread all Over the world. Countries closed, Air was harder to breathe, Lives taken away, You never knew when it was your time. People who kept going didn’t survive for long, Strength was in numbers
Read moreWrite a ‘sick in bed’ poem, describing your feelings at being confined to bed by illness** Sick Stuck in bed Infected with the flu Coughing, sneezing, running hot Kind of sucks, wish it was over so I could be free **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
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