Category Archives: Stories

Furious Fiction – June 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – June 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** Teacher’s Pet I’ve been Cindy’s teacher since kindergarten. She’d always been such a good girl: polite, eager to please, conscientious, smart. But now she’s a teenager. She’s rebelling at the moment: talks back, smokes, hangs out with a bad crowd, and is sending

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John Marsden Writing Topic #547

Write a conversation which consists entirely of questions** Centre of Attention “Why did you have to steal my thunder, Maggie?!” “I didn’t steal your thunder at all, Esther! Why would you say that?” “Why would you choose my wedding day to announce your pregnancy and make my day all about you?!” “Why not? You’re my best friend, aren’t you happy

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Furious Fiction – April 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – April 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** Centre of Attention “Why did you have to steal my thunder, Maggie?!” “I didn’t steal your thunder at all, Esther! Why would you say that?” “Why would you choose my wedding day to announce your pregnancy and make my day all about you?!”

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John Marsden Writing Topic #542

In a piece of descriptive writing, show us where we are by reference to three objects. Be subtle** Date Night? It was always captivating to watch the machine popping the corn. It was always funny to think that a vegetable could be transformed into something so light, fluffy, buttery and salty that could be mindlessly eaten whilst watching a film

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Furious Fiction – February 2024

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – February 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** Date Night? It was always captivating to watch the machine popping the corn. It was always funny to think that a vegetable could be transformed into something so light, fluffy, buttery and salty that could be mindlessly eaten whilst watching a film on

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John Marsden Writing Topic #240

Write a story in which you exaggerate everything.** Pit Stop This cabin is haunted. It’s all logs. Rustic, old, wet. Shabby, small, mossy. I thought it would be cute, polished, and warm. It’s so quiet outside that I can hear the whistle of the strong wind outside. It sounds like a ghost trying to scare me away. The tree branches

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Furious Fiction – November 2023

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2023 short story competition was as follows: *** Pit Stop This cabin is haunted. It’s all logs. Rustic, old, wet. Shabby, small, mossy. I thought it would be cute, polished, and warm. It’s so quiet outside that I can hear the whistle of the strong wind outside. It sounds like a

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