The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Last Hurrah (Part I) It was the third bachelor party at work this week, but it was the first time I’ve ever seen a bride show up and fight with her groom. The bride argued with her groom about the party itself,
Read moreWrite a passage in which something happens that seems real…yet when we think about it, it must be impossible.** The Iron Lady “Will you marry me?” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard that question being asked between two people in front of me, but if I had to guess, it’d have to be in the several thousands.
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – September 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Iron Lady “Will you marry me?” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard that question being asked between two people in front of me, but if I had to guess, it’d have to be in the several thousands. They call
Read moreWrite a poem that begins ‘Let there be peace, and let it begin with me.’** White Flag Let there be peace, and let it begin with me, I finally waved the white flag, Or rather, my white, silk hankie as a white flag. I had enough of everyone fighting: Being hangry, Getting angry, Going in circles, I had to end
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – May 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** White Flag Let there be peace, and let it begin with me, I finally waved the white flag, Or rather, my white, silk hankie as a white flag. I had enough of everyone fighting: Being hangry, Getting angry, Going in circles, I had
Read moreWrite a story in which two events happen simultaneously.** Making History Well-behaved women seldom make history, that’s why I pulled my first “sickie.” I worked hard and sacrificed to get here, I was going to the Olympics no matter what. Olympic Stadium was ripe with Australian spirit and the optimism of the new millennium, it was so strong it could
Read moreEarlier this year I entered the NYC Midnight 100-word Microfiction Challenge, an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to write original 100-word stories by giving them a specific genre, action and word assignment, in 24 hours. Every writer is placed in a specific group based on the genre, action and word assignment they are given. The competition judges pick 15
Read moreWrite a poem inviting people to an exotic place full of fabulous sights and smells.* This poem was written from the perspective of a character from a far away town travelling to and spending time at the beach for the first time in their life. A Day in Paradise Welcome to the beach! I know you’ve travelled far from a
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – January 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** A Day in Paradise Welcome to the beach! I know you’ve travelled far from a town far away. Enjoy the sights, smells, sounds and textures on this amazing, sunny day! Welcome to the beach! I know you’ve travelled far, to see the big,
Read moreToday marks 10 years since I started my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics Challenge – my Challenge to complete all 600 Writing Topics from John Marsden’s book, Everything I Know About Writing. For those of you who don’t know, the 600 Writing Topics are split into the following categories: Topics 1-93: Quickies Topics 94-130: Discursive Topics 131-149: Based on a
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Loveday Writing 