Invisible friends.** A Friendly Hello I needed fresh air, planning funerals are never easy. I decided to take a walk in the park, something I always liked to do with my mother while she was alive or with me. My mother’s body at least technically died last night, but in the middle of the 21st century it was discovered that
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—March 2020 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a PERSON IN DISGUISE. Your story must take place in a PARK. Your story must include a MIRROR. *** A Friendly Hello I needed fresh air, planning funerals are never easy. I decided to take a walk in the park, something I
Read morePersuade the Devil you’re bad enough to be allowed into Hell.** Talking My Way In I’m dead. Not only am I dead, I’m standing outside the golden gates to Hell begging to be let in. Why do I want to be let into Hell? Honestly, the alternative is just way too boring. Pearly Gates, fluffy clouds, harp, angels, and my
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—February 2020 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a character who’s a GUARD. Your story must include the words NARROW, GOLDEN, LEATHERY and GLOSSY. Your story’s first and last sentences must each contain just TWO WORDS. *** Talking My Way In I’m dead. Not only am I dead, I’m standing
Read moreMy Unigrad article, Be the Architect of Your Future, is an article I wrote for Unigrad, a blog about university life. My article was published on Unigrad on 12 September 2013. The Unigrad blog appears to have been taken down as it’s domain is parked, so I decided to re-publish my article on this blog.
Read moreWriting has always been a part of me. I liken it to another limb – it’s not natural for me to not write. I love getting caught up with the characters and worlds I create. Every character I create is like a family member. I know what they look like, sound like, act like, when their birthdays are and what
Read moreMy Hotcourses Australia articles were articles I wrote for and were published on Hotcourses Australia, a blog aimed at Australians wanting to pursue post-secondary education. I wrote the articles in 2013 and they were published on the Hotcourses Australia blog in 2014. As Hotcourses Australia has been re-branded as Hotcourses Abroad, my articles are no longer on the blog, so
Read moreOne of the biggest rites of passage within the rite of passage of going to uni is living on student accommodation. It has been part of my rite of passage as I am from Wagga Wagga and study a double degree at the University of Wollongong, which is a five hour drive away. I have just finished my fourth year
Read moreMy HSC journey When I reached the end of year 10 in 2006, I knew I was about to embark on a new journey which would lead me towards the end of my thirteen years of schooling. The first thing I had to do was pack my bags, in other words, this meant picking the subjects I was going to
Read moreDear First Year Rachel, I would like to thank you for making this decision. It’s incredibly hard to move over 400km and four hours away from your home, family, job—everything you know to study at university, in a city that you have only visited twice. I am very happy to tell you that your decision has led to the best
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