WRITING PRACTICE AND STUDY SHOWCASE: “7 APRIL 1989” by Cameron Twiddy
Small cracks sounded from the fire and the rest was silence. The girl was seated between her parents, the three of them aligned on a log her father had found and rolled to the glade of their campsite. They were alone in this place. The wind seemed to change whenever the girl faced the fire Read More
WRITING PRACTICE AND STUDY SHOWCASE:“Cracked, part two” by Stephen Carruthers
The degree of abuse suffered is not always obvious to the observer but only known by the victim who is reluctant to share it with others. (Please feel free to handle the pieces) Ralph Mavin —- A man gets up one morning and he leaves his Read More
WRITING PRACTICE AND STUDY SHOWCASE: “Miss Jelly’s collection of Polyzoa” by Lorna Hanlon
Polyzoa; sessile aquatic animals forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; they attach to stones or seaweed, are filter feeders, and reproduce by budding. She looks up from her book. This new girl’s raised arm is the colour of Miss Jelly’s leather-bound volume of the complete works Read More
WRITING PRACTICE AND STUDY SHOWCASE: Poems by Jo Hastie
Mother: Now I hate this house I hate living here This place is just a mess I hate my job I am so tired It’s alright for you I’m too old for all that Just wait until you get to my age If I took all those pills I have Read More
WRITING PRACTICE AND STUDY SHOWCASE: “The Day Magic Happened” by Kirsty Mackay
There are a lot of different ways to learn about magic. As many as there are people to have them. Mostly, they fall under three themes. Something horrible can happen to you, you can survive something or lose someone, and that can knock you into magic’s path. If you learn of magic through that, your Read More