Sunday morning, three a.m.** A Witch In Time Come on work! Sunday morning, 3am. I’ve been casting the same spell for hours, days and it still won’t work. With one white candle, my cauldron, and an athame to make a small incision in my finger for the required amount of blood, I’ve been casting a spell in an effort to
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—February 2019 short story competition was as follows: Your story’s first sentence must contain exactly THREE WORDS. Your story must include A FIRST of some king (open to interpretation). Your story must include A CANDLE. *** A Witch In Time Come on work! Sunday morning, 3am. I’ve been casting the same spell for hours,
Read moreFrom a window** New Witch on Campus New school, new life and for now that means little to no magic, at least according to my mum’s “moving away to go to uni” checklist—my name is Zoey Martin and I’m a witch. I know what you’re thinking…if I’m a witch why do I need to move when I have magical powers
Read moreThe brief for the AWC Furious Fiction—January 2019 short story competition was as follows: Your story’s first word must be NEW. Your story must include the words NINETEEN, DESERT, and PRESENT. Your story must include SOME KIND OF LIST (interpret how you like—could be just a mention or an actual list). **** New Witch on Campus New school, new life
Read moreA Christmas story: Santa recounts some incidents from his travels.** Here Comes Santa Claus This is my last year as Santa—Christmas Eve 2069. That’s right, Santa exists but he is not one person, he is/has been a variety of chosen ones who fulfil the role for fifty years, training the next chosen one in line five years before retirement. Although
Read moreThe brief for the AWC Furious Fiction—December 2018 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place on Christmas Eve EITHER 50 years ago OR 50 years into the future (you decide). The first word of your story must rhyme with the last word of your story (they cannot be the same word). Your story must include the
Read moreThe brief for the AWC Furious Fiction–November 2018 short story competition was as follows: Your story must begin with a sentence containing just TWO words. Your entire story must take place at a SUPERMARKET. Your story must include SOMETHING BREAKING. **** First Shopping Trip Price check! Those words screeched by a woman over the supermarket’s loud speaker was enough to
Read moreThe brief for the AWC Furious Fiction–October 2018 short story competition was as follows: Your story’s title must be THE LOST HOUR – and the content of the story should relate in some way to that title (interpret it however you want). Your story must include the phrase IT WAS LIGHTER – either as part of a sentence or as
Read moreYou wake up and find you have a new scar on your body…** The Lost Hour It was lighter outside than usual when my alarm screamed at me to wake up. When I looked at my phone, I saw that it was 9am instead of 8am. It wasn’t daylight savings, I didn’t change my alarm settings, I had literally lost
Read moreRimmed by uncertainty** First Shopping Trip Price check! Those words screeched by a woman over the supermarket’s loud speaker was enough to startle me out of my daydream and regain my thoughts. I wandered through each aisle going through the motions, picking up things off the shelves and mindlessly putting them in my trolley. I didn’t realise that the Dolmio
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