This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends, This is the way the world ends, Not with a bang, but a whimper. (T.S. Eliot)** End of My Own Little World Why did I put up with him for so long? Every day my husband and I live the same routine—I make his breakfast (English
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—July 2018 short story competition was as follows: The first sentence had to contain a question. Each story had to contain the words JAM, JACKPOT and JUNGLE (or an applicable “s”, “ing” or “ed” version). The story had to end with BANG. Literally. The final word had to be the single word sentence BANG.
Read moreEvil.** Fine Line Between Being Ambiguously Good and Evil I was walking back to my dorm after an 8.30pm class when I was startled by a shrill, piercing scream. When I looked up, out of my own world, I could immediately see where it was coming from—a woman being held against the corner of the Arts building by a man
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—August 2019 short story competition was as follows: Each story had to include, word for word, ALL of the following SIX descriptions: SHINY, SILVER COLD AND GREASY SCRATCHED AND WEATHER-WORN SWEET AND PUNGENT INK-STAINED SHRILL, PIERCING One of these six descriptions had to appear in the first sentence of each story. *** Fine Line
Read more“It’s not over yet.”** This story was written based on this picture and prompts provided by the Australian Writers’ Centre. *** Dinner Party Madeline put down the last piece of cutlery on her immaculately set table and admired her work. She chucked at the fact that this last piece was a knife, the people who would be coming to her
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—June 2018 short story competition was as follows: Your story had to begin with the scene that you see in the picture. We suggested thinking about your story like a short film and that image being the “opening frame” that the viewer sees. And of course, as usual, the maximum word limit was 500
Read moreFebruary 30.** One day in an Alternate Universe A long time ago, I found my way into an alternate universe. I was sitting on my back deck with a glass of wine, looking at the stars when one of them fell into my hand. The star grew hot in my hand and brighter, blinding me. When I opened my eyes
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—May 2018 short story competition was as follows: The story had to begin with the words “A long time ago” The story had to include the words “star”, “war” and “force” (or a plural of those words). The story had to feature something that flies. *** One day in an Alternate Universe A long
Read moreWrite a story about someone who’s very controlled on the outside but out of control on the inside.** The Elephant in the Room I thought I was being the perfect employee, or at least as perfect as possible. I always got to work early, stayed until 5pm and sometimes later, but not too late that it would cause concern. I’d
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—April 2018 short story competition was as follows: The title of the story had to be THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. The story had to feature the words “busted”, “emerged” and “key”. The story had to end with “the clock struck four”. *** The Elephant in the Room I thought I was being
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