Loveday Writing

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2023 short story competition was as follows: Your story must be set at a remote house or cabin. Your story must include three different three-word sentences in a row. Your story must include the words SPACE, KNOCK, WHISTLE, MYTH (longer words are okay if original spelling is retained). *** Pit Stop

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – January 2024 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place on a character’s first day of a new job. Your story must include something being stolen. Your story must include the words TRIP, TRIANGLE and TSUNAMI. *** Diary of a New Employee Time Entry 8:30 Arrived at the office

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – May 2023 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a character who is BEING CHASED or doing the CHASING. Your story must include the words BOIL, FRINGE, and JUMP. (You can use longer words – e.g. BOILING or JUMPED – as long as they retain the original spelling within

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2023 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place at either an AIRPORT or TRAIN STATION. Your story must feature an awkward hug. Your story must include the words EIGHTEEN, EGG, and ELEPHANT. *** Arrivals & Departures I’ve never liked airports. It’s mainly because I’m always saying goodbye

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – October 2023 short story competition was as follows: Your story must feature someone looking through either a TELESCOPE or BINOCULARS. Your story must include a five-digit number. Your story must include the words BLIND, WIND, FIND, and MIND. *** Neighbourhood Watch She moved into the street six weeks ago and ruined everything.

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – September 2023 short story competition was as follows: Your story must start and end with the same sentence. Your story must feature something being inflated Your story must include the words FLAG, FLAME, FLASH, and FLATTER. *** Daily Routine My birthday is really just like every other day. I go through the

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – August 2023 short story competition was as follows: Your story must take place in a RESTAURANT Your story must include a character who smashes something Your story must include the words EUPHORIA, LABYRINTH, and SILHOUETTE. *** Last Meal Who had the bright idea to open a restaurant where you dine in the

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2023 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a CHILD (16 or younger) as its main character. Your story’s first sentence must contain two colours. Your story must include the words BUMPER, PRIZE, and IMPOSSIBLE. #As this story prompted a child to be the main character, I made

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2022 short story competition was as follows: Your story must OPEN with a 12-word sentence. Your story must include the sale of a second-hand item. Your story must include at least five (5) different words that end in the letters ‘ICE’. *** Trash to Treasure The last time I saw her

The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – June 2023 short story competition was as follows: Your story must begin in the MIDDLE of something. Your story must include the words ROCKET, POCKET, SOCKET, and LOCKET. *** A Bushranger’s Eulogy Mum would always take off like a rocket during a chase. She loved it when it was on foot, she’d