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Lesson 6 – Shallow and Deep Points of View

Option 1 View from Down Under – Original Scene: Ray felt his stomach drop a foot or two on hearing Bill’s conversation and especially at hearing his name from Bill. Ray watched as hands reached down to the wingtips and … Continue reading

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Lesson 6 – A Christmas Tale

Kristin went to her boyfriend’s grandmother’s home for the first time.  It brought back memories of the days when she went to her own grandmother’s home.  Like her boyfriend, John his grandmother also lived in a little house in the country.  … Continue reading

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Lesson 6 Option 2 Leaving Home

She has had enough.  Twenty five years married to a bully, a demon, a control freak.  A violent, vile something other than a human being.  The kids have gone to Australia, pleading with her to come with them.  They had … Continue reading

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Lesson 6 Option 1 Hope

Margaret was sixty years old and in mixed health.  She had always fought depression.  Her life swung in highs of elation and crashing troughs of blackness.  The doctors at nineteen put it down to the deaths of her parents when … Continue reading

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The Stirring

The Stirring It was a beautiful day with barely a cloud in the sky. A friend had invited Sarah to her family home for the weekend, which was really great. She hadn’t lived in Sydney very long and had struggled … Continue reading

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Lesson 6 – Terracotta & Burgundy

I can’t believe it. This house looks a lot like my old family home. With the exception of the fountain of course, we didn’t have that kind of money. The exterior walls are exactly the same terracotta colour with the … Continue reading

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Lesson 6: The burglar

He woke up and started wondering if it’s already 5am yet but looking at his mobile phone he it was just a few minutes past 2 in the morning. Julie, his wife was holding Cate, their 2 year old baby … Continue reading

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My childhood school

Doug noticed a low old brick building which was once his elementary school.  Lunch boxes, blackboards, fire drills. Surprised that he had driven to this place of youth , he shrugged off exploring the reason he came here and why … Continue reading

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Lesson 6 – A Pile of Yellow Straw

Boom! Great peals of thunder exploded in Trix’s ears and a shrill meow escaped his lips as he raced through the unfamiliar field. He shivered at the feel of the cold rain and the tall grass scraping his calico fur. The … Continue reading

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A new life for Mark

Mark walked into Uncle Bill’s house. He never had been there before being that he just learned that he had an Uncle Bill a few days ago. Changes didn’t come easy to Mark and meeting his mother’s brother for the … Continue reading

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