The random plot elements ladies and gentlemen: A restless 19 year-old woman An independent 22 year-old man A bank A kidnapping obsession Not my best, was more difficult than I expected: She had wanted a bit of excitement in her life but not this. One minute she lining up at the ATM, the next she … Continue reading 100 Word Story (4)
100 Word Story (3)
My plot elements: A dependable 47 year-old man An imaginative 36 year-old man A moonlit beach A handbag is snatched separation Another challenging set. Let's see how I get on: She'd left him after over a decade of marriage. He'd done everything he could to keep her happy. The sand was gentle underfoot as he … Continue reading 100 Word Story (3)
Marshall Part II (1st Draft)
This is a sequel of sorts to a story I wrote about 2 years ago. It has the same time-jumping structure as the first Marshal story and thus I'd recommend going back and re-reading that one again before reading this. The working title for part II is 'Duty' although that title doesn't quite capture what … Continue reading Marshall Part II (1st Draft)
100 Word Story (2)
Here are my plot elements: A lonely 47 year-old man A carefree 39 year-old man A children's playground A reunion rebellion Tougher than the last one but here we go: It must have been 3 days since Tom had spoken to another human being, a significant amount of time by any standard. He decided to … Continue reading 100 Word Story (2)
The Best Books I’ve Read
I don't really remember when it was that I first got into reading. I don't really remember when I stopped reading or when I got back into again. I read a lot as a child, the usual suspects including Choose Your Own Adventures, the Goosebumps books, Roald Dahl as well as celebrated Australian authors Paul … Continue reading The Best Books I’ve Read
100 Word Story (1)
Here are my random plot elements: A coarse 25 year-old man An aggressive 36 year-old woman A university A relationship break-up loyalty A relatively simple one to get me started: She couldn't believe he'd just told her to go fuck herself. Well she could really; she knew he was that sort of guy even before … Continue reading 100 Word Story (1)
A New Challenge
Seeing as how I am trying to get back into writing and seeing as how I have been reasonably successful so far in terms of output (2 post in 2 days before today), I thought I might set myself a new challenge in order to keep my motivation up and so that I have something … Continue reading A New Challenge
Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The middle chapter of the (possibly) much anticipated Hobbit trilogy hit screens here in Oz back on Boxing Day and, rather impressively given my inability to get to the cinema much last year, I have managed to see it (in a cinema no less!) within a week or so of it's release. Unfortunately though, while the … Continue reading Review – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013: My Favourite Films
My Favourite Films of 2013 My biggest regret of 2013, aside from effectively giving up writing in the 2nd half of the year, was the fact that I didn’t get to the cinema anywhere near as often as I would have liked. At the beginning of December my thoughts, as they often do, turned to … Continue reading 2013: My Favourite Films
The Spontaneous Combustion of Jeremy Irons (Version 4.0, 3rd Draft)
I posted the 1st draft of this story back in January 2012. I never posted the 2nd draft because it really didn't differ too much from the original. This 3rd draft is the one that I handed in as part of my 3rd and final Storytelling assignment. The reason I' posting it now is I'm … Continue reading The Spontaneous Combustion of Jeremy Irons (Version 4.0, 3rd Draft)
Small Tall Tales 