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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Life

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It was Friday. The alarm rang with as much enthusiasm as it had for the past four days and Chas, with as much enthusiasm as the last four days promptly hit the snooze button for what would be the third time this morning. The final line of defence, his clock radio finally switched on and the morning breakfast radio hosts start... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Fresh air

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My winter's morning ritual begins insideAt five o'clock, sheets and blankets wrapped tightMoonlight peeking through the folds of the curtainsUncompromising chills hasten my transitFrom bedsheets to bathroomHot water and heat lampsLayers of wool, applied in anticipationThe cool steel of the door handleBetrays what is waiting o... More..

Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Home improvement: Creating a plan for your outdoor project

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Got an idea for that boring patch of grass? Perhaps you're thinking about extending your deck, or even building that shed for the lawn mower; complete with television and bar fridge.Whether you're a newcomer or a veteran of home improvements, thoughtful planning is the best way to ensure a great experience and an enjoyable en... More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Childhood memories

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I have a memory.It's a mid summers morning, and I am sitting cross-legged on a tough, carpeted floor in one of those demountable school classrooms that they use in over-crowded schools, or in those tiny outback settlements that you see on the occasional documentary on the ABC.My teacher, Mr. Baquie is pointing out the fact th... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Difficult people

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Maybe it's you, perhaps it's meI just can't understand why you're talking to meLike I can fix your problemWith a managerial callThe expression on my face isn't getting through at allYes the Chef is capableOf toast with eggs and hamFact is we have a set menuAnd your mind is like a damOf concrete and steel; cold cementA monumen... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Heart attack

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Pop painted hub capsHe hung them on his wallWith trinkets and toysHis physical diaryCold floorboards met his bodyWith a sudden rush one morningAgony suffered in silenceWeak and defeatedThis eighty-something veteranOf a war, and lifeStaring at his reflectionIn a stained cupboard mirrorTime would passHis paints now dry and hard... More..

Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Self reflection

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Growing up in a country that prides itself on a tradition of sportsmanship and Olympic gold medalists can be a stressful experience at times if - like myself, you have never been a skilled or competent sports person. Not for a lack of trying; my schools made a serious attempt to improve my fine motor skills and my parents bef... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Apartments

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Muffled scratches can be heard through the wallAs a neighbour takes to the evening ritual of dish washingWhistling a nameless tuneUp the stairs, an older lady watches tennis on her televisionThe volume at a maximum as the sound drifts out, over her balconyInto the heat of the eveningStanding there, two floors below on my own ... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: It's been a long time

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Absent from my thoughtsThe steady passage of timeDid separate us without remorseWhere have you been!What happened to your dreamsOf painting and sculpture?Unrequited thoughts stirFrom deep within my memoryA thread of regret still tenuously linkedThe picture of your faceForever youthful to meUntainted by the merciless yearsI pa... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sunglasses

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Folding plasticSimple reallyScratches and dentsAccumulate with timeIn summer they become part of my faceFriends recognise my new portraitFrom halfway down the streetWearing my habit More..

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