Category Archives: Stories

John Marsden Writing Topic #126

Life sucks** Life sucks–because it’s short and it ends eventually. From the moment you’re born you’re on a countdown. Life sucks–because nothing in it is guaranteed. There’s no guarantee that you’ll live long, maintain perfect health, find your dream job after spending years at uni or find a job at all. Life sucks–because you don’t know if there is only

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John Marsden Writing Topic #501

Choose something that’s happened recently that you think will be of historical importance. Describe what happened and how you’ll explain it to your children** The Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital opened late last year. I think this is of historical importance as Wagga Wagga has been needing a new hospital for several years, going back to when my parents were

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John Marsden Writing Topic #381

Recall a time when you couldn’t stop laughing** The last time I couldn’t stop laughing was at the Mrs Brown’s Boys show at the WIN Entertainment Centre last Saturday. I couldn’t stop laughing because the jokes and the whole show were hilarious. I’m a big fan of Mrs Brown’s Boys.   **Reference: Marsden J 1998, Everything I Know About Writing,

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