Her people had once camped and fished on those sands.
She stared through the razor wire-topped cyclone fencing at the laughing children playing on the beach. I gather an overnight bag and leave the family home.ĥ. The kids are at school, and my wife left early for the office. And this time, he’d use them to fire his great legacy.Ĥ. No more firing dumb bimbos and beefcakes on TV. Dogs don’t talk, but they communicate with us. My dog is on his side at the vet, staring at me with worried eyes. So how do I raise my child when we’re homeless on the streets?Ģ. They say it takes a village to raise a child. The stories are in date order, with the prompt words in italics and linked to the tweet and any comments on Twitter:ġ. I tweeted the following 30-word stories during April for the #30Words30Days challenge. But I rewrote the Clan tweet on the 28th (twice) because, as I admitted on Facebook, after listening to more of the Irish band featured in my story, I realised I’d insulted The Clan’s punk rock credentials. And I conspired to finish the challenge on the 30th using the Belong prompt to thank the Twitter #WritingCommunity for their affirming feedback over the month.Ī few stories required an edit after tweeting, typically tweaking a word here or there. I may have been thinking about a “kitchen sink” social media platform when writing the Ideology piece on the 21st, and memories of a Native bunch of flowers I ordered for my dear Nan in 1996 came in handy on the 26th. But some were inspired by topical events or memories.įor instance, an Easter egg hunt was an obvious setting for the Sharing prompt on the 11th, and my fear for the fate of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament Referendum in Australia inspired the Support story on the 17th.
Typically, the ideas came to me quickly after reading the prompt word, and the stories were random creations.
I composed most of my thirty 30-word stories in April first thing in the morning, as the challenge became a fun and creative kick-start to my writing day. And even more than longer-form genres, it relies on a writer’s skill and the reader’s imagination to tell a story.Īnd if Hemingway could write a six-word story, how hard could it be to write a thirty-word story? Or thirty of them? The Creative Process With no time for plot and character development, every word must count. And when I shared the blog post about this and my other microfiction in early April, I commented I was also taking part in the #30Words30Days challenge on Twitter.Īs I observed in my 2017 review of Loopholes ( shared on Tall And True), a microfiction collection by Thirroul-based author Susan McCreery, brevity is the key to good microfiction. The timing was perfect because I’d written a 61-word story for my sixty-first birthday on 30 March. “No prizes, just for the joy of writing together!” During April, Sumitra and Writing Dani would tweet daily prompt words at 8 am and invite writers to share a 30-word story inspired by the prompt. Please visit the site for more information.At the end of March 2023, Sumitra from the Twitter #WritingCommunity announced a #30Words30Days challenge. Dare yourself to experience freewriting, and express your creativity without restrictions. Whether you are a writer looking for ideas or just want to have fun, this app will help you out.
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