The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place on Christmas Eve/December 24. Your story must include a character who has an accident of some kind. Your story must include the words AGAINST, TOOTH, and ORANGE. *** Evergreen I have the same job every year, at the same
Read moreAfter six years, I finally hit the 500 completed writing topics mark in my John Marsden 600 Writing Topics challenge. Just like when I hit the previous milestones, I wanted to publish a blog post to record my progress and also record the fact that I’m on the home stretch with 100 writing topics left to complete. As I stated
Read moreWrite a speech for a person of high status who is suddenly interrupted in the middle of it (Alan Aykbourn)** First Day of School The school’s outdoor amphitheatre was filled with students, Principal Harders was ready to go, to begin the same speech she gives to new students at the beginning of every school year. “Good morning students, and welcome
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – October 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place in some kind of THEATRE/THEATER. Your story must include somebody shouting. Your story must include the words UNCOMFORTABLE, RECORD, and SHRINK. *** First Day of School The school’s outdoor amphitheatre was filled with students, Principal Harders was ready to
Read moreWrite a poem about a scene where nothing is moving.** Late Stuck on the highway. I’m running late why didn’t I set my alarm today? Oh…I remember: I took the test and the stick turned blue, hoping the result wasn’t true, but I couldn’t deny that my period had skipped it’s usual visit, it was running late too. Stuck on
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a character who arrives somewhere LATE. Your story’s first sentence must contain only four words. Your story must include the words SKIP, KICK, BLUE, and DISAPPEAR. *** Late Stuck on the highway. I’m running late why didn’t I set my
Read morePiercing noises of the future (Tim Hibberd)** Birds of a Feather I’m one of many in this V-formation, although I’m not as white as the seagulls I’m flying with it, but I wish I was, and that I was actually a seagull. I wish I was a bird, but I’m a drone. Although they make a little noise at times,
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – August 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place UP IN THE AIR. Your story’s first sentence must include a colour and a number. Your story must include the words DOUBT, PACK, and SILENCE. *** Birds of a Feather I’m one of many in this V-formation, although I’m
Read moreThe swimmer** Take Your Marks I had to hold my hands together to stop them from shaking. Not from guilt, not from fear of getting caught, but from excitement. The big day was finally here and I knew I was going to win. It was hard not to get caught up in even more excitement with the cheers from the
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place at a sporting/competitive event. Your story must include something shaking. Your story must include the words GOLD, GREEN and GLOBE. (Certain variations were allowed.) *** Take Your Marks I had to hold my hands together to stop them from shaking.
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