After 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
Read moreNever stop** Why the 2012 London Olympics game is proof that progression should never stop The legacy of the 2012 London Olympic Games would be progression. The London 2012 Olympic Games were the first Games where every country had a female competitor, thanks to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei making the decision to allow female athletes their chance to compete.
Read moreWorld War VIII** Surrender I arrived at our meeting early, hoping to gather my thoughts and prepare my speech. I revised my arguments over and over and re-examined my wounds. We had fought for a long time, plenty of shots were fired, one attack after another. He walked in without saying a word or showing emotion and approached the table
Read moreWrite your thoughts on a controversial topic for ten minutes. Discuss it with someone else for twenty minutes. Write your thoughts about the issue again for another ten minutes, without re-reading your first piece.** 1. When I was growing up I was always pro-life. I know this was mainly due to religious influence. While I can’t distinctly recall the “sin”
Read moreWrite a story in which every word is a monosyllable.** Bad/Sad Way to Go Jean walked down the road to go to work, she was hit by a car. She died. The end. **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing, Pan Macmillan, Australia.
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