Loveday Writing

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – April 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** Life in Beds Here we are. My deathbed. There’s no question how and why I ended up here: I ate what I wanted and never cared about staying in shape, I didn’t care about the numbers in my bloodwork, and I never felt

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – March 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** Going Down It was the perfect plan until I heard the thump. The thump of the elevator suddenly stopping before it was supposed to. “Damn it! Judy, the elevator’s stuck again, can you get maintenance to switch the fuse box on and off

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – February 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** Pandora In the beginning there was a void, guarded by seven spirits. Once she stated who she was and her mission to the spirits, they let her go into the void. The void was dark but she was able to walk. She kept

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** Evergreen I have the same job every year, at the same time of year. Stand tall, hold the decorations, keep the presents at my feet, and look beautiful. The big event is of course on tomorrow, like always, but Molly usually has me

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – October 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** 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 to McGeorge High

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** 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,

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – August 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** 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

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** 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

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – May 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** Mauerspecht (Wallpecker) Today was supposed to be peaceful, but I couldn’t help resorting to a little bit of violence. Days ago, I would have been shot for what I’d done, but now it didn’t matter. The guard lying on the ground just stared

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