This short story is my first short story for the AWC Furious Fiction competition and is based on the September 2018 competition brief. The brief for September 2018 was as follows: Your entire story must take place in an AIRPORT. Your story must include the word SPRING somewhere. (Plural is also okay.) Your story must include the phrase: IT WAS
Read moreI decided to give myself another writing challenge: the Australian Writers’ Centre Furious Fiction monthly competition. On the first weekend of every month, the Australian Writers’ Centre publishes a brief with rules/prompt for the current month’s competition. The brief is released on the first Friday and the deadline is 11.59pm that Sunday. It is a short story competition with a
Read moreBeyond Belief** Landing on Time It was empty, which was odd for an airport. I walked through the gate and no-one was there, you would think an airport would be busy, but I guess it isn’t in the middle of the night. It was easy for me to grab a trolley for my luggage and make my way through it
Read moreWrite the worst story you can possibly write.** The Short Story This is a short story. This is a short story that is slightly longer. This is a short story that is even longer than the slightly longer story. This is a short story that is even longer than the longer than the slightly longer story, longer to the point
Read moreAfter two long years, I have finally completed two-thirds of my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics Challenge! I wanted to publish another post to record my progress, especially as it took me so long to reach 400 completed topics, in comparison to how long it took me to reach the previous milestones. As I stated in my introductory blog post
Read moreYou are cordially invited to the reunion of GoGirls! at the Worthington Function Centre on Saturday September 13th 2025. Please RSVP to Mrs Valerie Morganside by Friday August 14th and inform her of whether you will be bringing along your spouse and/or family members. Melanie Shaughnessy Angus—Go Girls! Vocalist I was pleasantly surprised when I got the invite.
Read moreKeep on going till it all stops flowing.** Encore—Volume IV You are cordially invited to the reunion of GoGirls! at the Worthington Function Centre on Saturday September 13th 2025. Please RSVP to Mrs Valerie Morganside by Friday August 14th and inform her of whether you will be bringing along your spouse and/or family members. Melanie Shaughnessy Angus—Go Girls! Vocalist
Read moreYou are cordially invited to the reunion of GoGirls! at the Worthington Function Centre on Saturday September 13th 2025. Please RSVP to Mrs Valerie Morganside by Friday August 14th and inform her of whether you will be bringing along your spouse and/or family members. Marilyn Hollows—younger sister of Geraldine Hollows, GoGirls! Drummer and Co-Leader I was surprised when
Read moreSadness.** Encore—Volume III You are cordially invited to the reunion of GoGirls! at the Worthington Function Centre on Saturday September 13th 2025. Please RSVP to Mrs Valerie Morganside by Friday August 14th and inform her of whether you will be bringing along your spouse and/or family members. Marilyn Hollows—younger sister of Geraldine Hollows, GoGirls! Drummer and Co-Leader I
Read moreWrite a lullaby for a twenty-first century baby.** Goodnight My Little Millennial Goodnight my little millennial, put your tablet/iPad down and rest your eyes tomorrow is a new day, a day where you can no longer speak your mind, without offending someone. Goodnight my little millennial, tomorrow is a new day, in a world where you can make your
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