K** Eleven Lives and Loves Volume I–K is for kids December 17 2008 Lorraine’s story I didn’t plan on having kids, especially ten of them, of course I didn’t, especially since I had my eldest at seventeen. When I discovered I was pregnant, my boyfriend, Markus and I freaked out, which was to be expected. What we didn’t expect was
Read more‘Fat is a four letter word’** Fat = Mean. The mean thoughts people have about me and my body. The mean things they want to say but don’t dare due to being at the receiving end of my death glares. Fat = Ugly. Ugly is the word used to describe women my size and how people think we should feel
Read moreWrite a critical review of a play or a film you’ve seen recently** Good Mourning Mrs Brown–Mrs Brown’s Boys Live My first live experience of Mrs Brown’s Boys at the WIN Entertainment Centre on January 23 didn’t disappoint. The show kicked off before the show even started with Mrs Brown (Brendan O’Carroll) giving the audience humorous and observant evacuation instructions
Read moreWrite a piece that makes fun of someone who’s obsessed with their own health**# You hypochondriac! You must drive yourself insane, with all the names of your supposed ailments. A cough, a sneeze, it must be a serious disease, no it’s just the flu, get in bed and rest, it’s a bug giving your immune system a test.
Read moreDescribe your relationship with your mirror** My relationship with my mirror is brutally honest and on-and-off. The mirror never lies, it shows my imperfections and beauty uncensored and from every angle. However if I don’t like what I see or if I don’t want to face the mirror, I can just leave. **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know
Read moreWrite about a death in the words of one syllable** My Nan died when I was a kid. She was sick for a long time. She has gone up high, up to the sky to see us grow. We were all sad by her loss but we know we had to move on. It was hard as she was my
Read moreWrite a set of instructions for removing a tiger from your kitchen. (David Inman)** 1. Once you have spotted the tiger, get out of the house as quickly as you can (using an exit as far away from the tiger as possible). 2. Go to a butcher and buy huge steaks, then go to the chemist to buy several packets
Read moreDescribe a time when an animal you’ve known has shown courage, loyalty, affection…** I’ve had only a few pets in my life and only in childhood and I have very vague memories of them. Therefore I’m going on animals that I’ve seen rather than I’ve known personally. An animal I’ve seen that has shown courage is a dog that guarded
Read moreTake a tiny piece of paper, about the size of a postage stamp, and write the longest story you can on it, front and back** Jill moved to Brisbane for a new job, only to find it was already taken, but she stayed and made the best of it. She eventually got her dream job, found her dream man and
Read more‘The more furiously someone denies something the more true it is.’ Write about a person of whom that is true** The only person I can think of whom this is true is my father. My father furiously denies when he is wrong about something. My father is a very smart man and it is very rare that he is wrong
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Loveday Writing 