Writing Exercises

Painkiller

27 Oct 2020 | Swinburne University | Superhero Fiction, Fantasy

Who do you call to save you from your own mind? Read more…

Mons Vesuvius

20 Oct 2020 | Swinburne University | Historical Fiction

A restless mountain is ready to burst. The day of calamity has arrived. Read more…

Well, What about the Well?

13 Oct 2020 | Swinburne University | Cult Fiction, Fantasy

How to get around magical lie detectors and incur the wrath of judges. Read more…

Home

6 Oct 2020 | Swinburne University | Romance, Fantasy

After years as as queen regent, an elf-born lady returns to her true home. Read more…

Hot Leaf Dishwater

29 Sep 2020 | Swinburne University | Literary Fiction, Fantasy

There’s nothing more delicious than a nice, hot cup of tea. Read more…

Sharing Your Mind When Time is Broken

22 Sep 2020 | Swinburne University | Young Adult, Fantasy

There’s nothing better than some peace and quiet with a good book to read, right? Too bad you’re stuck psychically linked to some playboy asshole. Read more…

The Letter

8 Sep 2020 | Swinburne University | Science Fiction, Fantasy

Who even bothers with letters anymore, anyway? Is a holo-call or an email too much to ask? Read more…

A Wizard Solved It!

1 Sep 2020 | Swinburne University | Crime, Fantasy

How quickly can a wizard solve a crime? And how quickly is just right? Read more…

The Waking Potion

25 Aug 2020 | Swinburne University | Fantasy

How do you stay awake when you’ve got an important test you can’t afford to fail, but you can’t keep your eyes open? Read more…

Hunted Vampire

18 Aug 2020 | Swinburne University | Horror

The line between predator and prey, between monster and savior, is so very thin. Read more…

Haunted Pendant

11 Aug 2020 | Swinburne University | Gothic, Fantasy

Run, run, run as fast as you can. You can’t escape me, your new, personal bogey man! Read more…

What to Do about Infestations

15 Jun 2020 | Swinburne University | Fantasy

Kellan Eagan is on his way to slaughter a fort full of thugs and thieves, when he comes across a farmer with an infestation of moles. An infestation that Kellan is uniquely qualified to solve. Read more…

100 Gold

15 Jun 2020 | Swinburne University | Fantasy

For an assassin seeking a sword made to a unique design, where better to go for your weaponry needs than Zagalo’s Forge. Read more…

Finishing the Semester

13 Jun 2020 | Swinburne University | Slice of Life

When you’re swamped in university assignments all due next week, taking regular breaks and playing Skyrim for a bit is a nice way to let off steam. You just have to finish one last tiny task before getting back to work… Read more…

Magical Maintenance

15 Mar 2020 | Swinburne University | Fantasy

Student accommodation maintenance should be boring, tedious work, right? Well, maybe not quite so boring if the school in question is a school of magic. In fact, you get a front row seat to see all the ways magic can go wrong. Read more…

The Factory Duel

8 Mar 2020 | Swinburne University | Fantasy

A cement factory at dawn. Two wizards. Only one can win. Read more…

The Knight and the Golem

28 Sep 2019 | Writing Exercise | Fantasy, Fairy Tale

Syr Carah, the Bold encounters a stone golem while out hunting. It was lost after being attacked by a mischevious fairy. So Syr Carah decides to help it to find its way home… Read more…

Nimbostratus

26 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy

A slammed door; a shattered pot plant. A terrible laugh; a recoiling door. Read more…

A Miserable Shower

26 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy

Showers must be easy when you have power over water, right? Don’t be so sure. Read more…

A is for the Asshole Riding on the Train

26 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Slice of Life

An alphabetical argument on public transport. Read more…

What Does Obama do to Relax?

12 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Slice of Life

A terrible question for horrible people, with horrifying and hilarious answers. Read more…

Well, Shit, the Internet is Down

12 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy

What do you do when you’re bored but the internet is down worldwide? You might as well play a game… Read more…

A Portal of Fiction

8 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Slice of Life, Fantasy

Reading in bed at night is a familiar routine, right? But how strange can it be? Read more…

Searching for a Mad God

5 Mar 2019 | Swinburne University | Writing Exercise | Fantasy

While searching for the insane god of chaos, Ty and Martin come to a fork in the road, with no way to know where to go. Read more…